Diabetic and determined

Team Type 1 in training. Photo by New York Times

The New York Times reports that athletes with Type 1 diabetes are "blasting out of the starting gate in full force.

"Because of new technology, the emergence of companies that help them manage their illness, the rise of successful role models and sheer determination, they are running marathons, doing 100-mile bike rides, completing Ironmen — many with their doctor’s blessing."