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Diabetic Lineman on Boston College Football Team!

Ginger Vieira
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Ginger Vieira is "Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind, the stronger the trees."
Type 1 for 10 years. Personal Trainer, Yoga Instruc., Powerlifter

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Friday, November 13, 2009
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Rich Lapham was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 13 years old, but today is a lineman on the Boston College football team. Lapham was recently featured in the Boston Herald for his athletic perseverence despite his Type 1 diabetes, and just like the rest of us: diabetes is challenging for him, too...
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    Maggie
    Friday, November 13, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    I think it's interesting to see the differences between diabetic professional athletes--who depend on their performance for a living--and "every day" diabetics. On a certain level, we all manage D the same, but professional athletes like Jay Cutler or Missy Foye (a runner,) deal with a different level of responsibility and pressure because they always have to perfom their best. I think that when an athlete with D wins an event, s/he is really winning double--we have to play two "games" at once! (Of course, diabetes control is always more important that winning a sporting event...)

    Great post Laughing
    Maggie

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    Ginger Vieira
    Friday, November 13, 2009 at 01:28 PM

    "two games at once"

     

    HAH! I love that, Maggie! That sums it up perfectly!

     

    And in the end, I know personally I could never succeed in powerlifting if I didn't play the first game of diabetes really, really well! You know?

     

    Thanks for posting :)

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