Type 1 Diabetes, Endurance Sports, and JDRF’s Fight for a Cure
Sickboy
CBC
4.8 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2024
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Even the strongest athletes need a game plan. This week, we dive into the world of endurance sports and type 1 diabetes with Dr. Anne Marie MacDonald, a marathon runner and Ironman triathlete who's been navigating the condition for over 35 years. From nutrition to insulin management, she shares how she juggles the demands of high-intensity training while managing her health. Plus, we explore the latest research on diabetes treatments that could reshape the future. In the wrap up Jer tackles a shocking medical story about an 84-year-old doctor, a botched colonoscopy, and how a simple failure to wear hearing aids spiraled into a disastrous outcome for the patient.
Tune in to our other fascinating conversations about Type I diabetes here, here and here.
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| 0:34.3 | This is a CBC podcast. |
| 0:52.3 | Music This is a CBC podcast. Hey, folks, Jeremy here, and this week, we are joined by none other than Dr. Anne-Marie McDonald, an Ironman triathlete, a marathon runner, |
| 0:56.8 | and someone who's been living with type 1 diabetes for over 35 years. |
| 1:00.6 | And with Dr. Anne-Marie McDonald, we dive into the unique challenges of managing diabetes |
| 1:06.1 | while competing in endurance sports, the role of nutrition and insulin, and of course, the exciting |
| 1:14.1 | research offering up hope for a future for a cure for diabetes, because it turns out that |
| 1:19.7 | Dr. Anne-Marie McDonald also happens to be the national manager for the research and knowledge |
| 1:24.2 | mobilization at JDRF Canada. Stick around for the ending where we have a very fun little wrap up where I talk to the |
| 1:32.5 | guys about an 84-year-old doctor whose failure to wear his hearing aids led to a pretty |
| 1:37.5 | disastrous colonoscopy. |
| 1:40.3 | So as always, folks, if you are with us in believing the importance of reshaping the conversation around illness and health care, |
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| 1:58.4 | All right, we appreciate it. |
| 1:59.6 | Hope you enjoy. |
| 2:00.4 | This is our conversation with Dr. Anne-Marie McDonnell. |
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