Here's the original ABC broadcast of Bill Carlson as the first diabetic athlete to compete and finish an Ironman race. He did this back in 1983 with a pump that puts the old brick cell phones to shame. After having the pleasure of meeting Bill back in December, I would have to say that he hasn't changed much! His competitive streak seems as strong as ever and I think he's probably even more fit. I think he rides his bike a gazillion miles every day or something! (maybe a few less)
Bill is part of the Triabetes group and will be racing with the team at Ironman Wisconsin this September.
As a side note, I'm glad to see the progress in diabetes technology as well as hair styles since 1983.
5 comments:
C'mon, Anne, your hair looked so good back in '83!
Man that is crazy - I can't even think of how PERFECT his nutrition had to be leading up to that race with the type of insulin they were using.
Anne - what a cool story. Thanks so much for sharing it with us!
Quite an inspiration, even for us non-ironman kind of guys.
And yes, I totally remember that meter they showed!
What an inspiring video, and what a great person to be acquainted with! Watching him makes me feel the same way that I feel when I watch you compete--proud and moved to tears.
Love, Mom
I tell everyone my absolute positively favorite moment while I was in San Diego....was watching Bill Carlson's 1983 Wide World of Sports moment in a room where I was most certainly the minority...the minority being the fact that my body was pumping insulin on it's own. I remember verbalizing that fact to Matt Corcoran, MD - one of only two people in the room with functioning islet cells. Someone had to peel me out of a room with Bill King and Bill Carlson....pioneers, indeed. What a happy memory of San Diego!
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