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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Most athletes try to calm their nerves before a competition, but for Kris Freeman it's a requirement.
The U.S. Nordic ski team's distance veteran is making his fourth Olympic appearance despite having Type 1 diabetes and being forced to monitor his blood sugar as many as 20 times before a cross-country race.
"Obviously, there are race nerves before an event," the 33-year-old New Hampshire native told Yahoo Sports. "Adrenaline and cortisol are stress hormones, and they react with insulin and glucose metabolism, so I have to try to deal with all these things and stay as calm as possible at the same time."
http://wcfcourier.com/sports/olympi...cle_3941aea8-59a0-5124-89ca-1254f36e5454.html
The U.S. Nordic ski team's distance veteran is making his fourth Olympic appearance despite having Type 1 diabetes and being forced to monitor his blood sugar as many as 20 times before a cross-country race.
"Obviously, there are race nerves before an event," the 33-year-old New Hampshire native told Yahoo Sports. "Adrenaline and cortisol are stress hormones, and they react with insulin and glucose metabolism, so I have to try to deal with all these things and stay as calm as possible at the same time."
http://wcfcourier.com/sports/olympi...cle_3941aea8-59a0-5124-89ca-1254f36e5454.html