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Extreme Endurance Athlete Sebastien Sasseville
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
English - August 18, 2015 09:00 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 170 ratingsHealth & Fitness Society & Culture diabetes health t1d wellness type1diabetes Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: The College Diabetes Network
Sebastien Sasseville was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 22. Since then, he has climbed Mt. Everest, finished multiple IronMan races, run across the Sahara Desert and, last year, completed an incredible run across Canada. It took 9 months and equalled 180 marathons. We talk about his motivation (he says he's not really an athlete!) and what he hopes those of us who aren't climbing mountains or running marathons can learn from his exapmle