Comments on: Etcetera….

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:16:21 +0000

I agree, it’s pretty cool to have Bill in the challenge - and yeah, I know DESA well, as I am a subscriber/member. I’m amazed at the variety of people that signed up… I also see a few of the Triabetics in the challenge… check out what they are doing here: http://triabetes.org

And Charles… WHEW, I was just driving on the rim for a bit, but having the whole damn tire come off… SCARY! - and I can’t say it enough: WOO HOO for the Chicago Marathon!!!!!

By: Charles White

Charles White — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:43:07 +0000

I had a tire fall off the jeep on the way home from a spun hub on a trail ride. Didn’t complete the trail repair well (that wheel bearing is oh so very important!) Then at 55 MPH, I was driving along 1 hour from home when the entire front passenger wheel left the Jeep. What a wild and exciting few minutes that was! It took about a half an hour to calm back down and repair the wheel enough to get home. A good samaritan did stop and help.

So, I know how these very fast, emergency stops can happen!

By: Ryan Nichols

Ryan Nichols — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:22:55 +0000

As Jerry stated, pretty neat to see Bill King signed up, I actually spoke to Bill a few times in my preparation for the Marine Corps Marathon. I was lucky enough to see him speak a little over a year ago in Cincinnati, and he was quite inspirational. He is a member of an organization http://www.diabetes-exercise.org/ Check it out.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:40:26 +0000

Cool. You’ve got the famous Bill King signed up. I’ve been reading about his marathons for years.

Here’s the thing about type 1 and type 2 diabetics:
One is usually due to genetics, and the other is usually due to genetics.
Some people are fat, and that is almost always due to behavior choices.
Type 2 diabetes is a disease. No one gets it because they deserved it. Many people who have it are not overweight at all. Many more are overweight, but not any more than the average person who is not diabetic.
So I agree that it would be nice if people were better informed about diabetes.
For the record, I am type 1, diagnosed 34 years ago. My younger brother is type 2, diagnosed 3 years ago. Either of us could elicit the reaction, “You don’t look like a diabetic.”

By: Brett Welborn

Brett Welborn — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:35:12 +0000

I hear you on the ‘you’re not THAT fat’ commment. I worry about that all the time. Type 1 and Type 2 are like night and day. One is due to people’s lifestyle choices, and one is due to genetics.

No offense to people with Type 2 obviously. But I constantly fear the average person doesn’t know the difference…all they hear all day long is about how many obese people are in the US and how there is an epidemic of diabetes…diabetes meaning Type 2.