Comments on: Checking In With Kris Freeman: Type 1 Diabetic Going for Olympic Gold

By: Scott K. Johnson

Scott K. Johnson — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:46:28 +0000

What a great interview. Isn’t it amazing how much Kris needed to up his basal rate before the 15k race?! I think it is really incredible (and damn tricky) how our bodies react to exercise, and different types of exercises, or the same exercises with different intensities, or … you get the idea.

By: healtheclips.com

healtheclips.com — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:17:00 +0000

Checking In With Kris Freeman: Type 1 Diabetic Going for Olympic Gold – DiabetesMine…

Nice interview with Kris Freeman about competing and his life as a Type 1 diabetic. Here’s and intro. “This year, and among the thousands of ueber-athletes striving for Gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics, there’s one ueber-diabetic. His name is Kris Fr…

By: Pedro

Pedro — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:29:59 +0000

sounds corny but win or lose, you are already a winner to the families dealing with diabetes. Winning this Sat WOULD be awesome so we’ll be cheering you on from Colorado!

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By: June S.

June S. — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:16:59 +0000

I sure hope he’ll be able to continue wearing the OmniPod. I have low body fat, and some lipoatrophy from years of primitive insulin injections. I had to give up the OmniPod, due to a combination of worn-out sites and adhesive allergies.

By: David RC

David RC — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:32:12 +0000

“Kris Freeman, who finished fourth in the 15k classical race at the 2009 World Championships, had a 59th-place run punctuated by a wrong turn as he was supposed to head for the finish line.”

Great guy and wonderful inspiration….. however, he came in 59th place. He’ll do much better come Saturday!!!!!!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:53:39 +0000

WOW!!!! What a great interview!!!!!!! So crazy how he is to balance this with…oh yeah…the FREAKIN’ OLYMPICS!!!!!

SO COOL

(The fact that he has 30 pair of skis for different snow variants is crazy too. It’s like managing D – only in the form of weather!!!!)

By: Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:18:20 +0000

Endo always tells me muscle will work the same, but every package of insulin says not to do it. Is there any research on it? I often wonder what people with very low body fat do since they cannot rotate site normally.

By: jana

jana — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:30:45 +0000

Question: In the photo he is putting the O-pod on his arm. Does the muscle tissue interfere with the function of the insulin? I always thought we were supposed to work with soft tissue (not that he has any, but…).

By: Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:17:46 +0000

The Dexcom actually takes readings every few seconds, though it reports the average of those only every 5 minutes. I wonder if one of the companies couldn’t work with him to give out this real time day. The battery life is less important (only needs to last for race time) and the data itself would be invaluable in seeing the reactions of BG during intense exercise.