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Member Update: Victorian Simon Bennett riding with Team Type 1 in 2009

Simon Bennett is a 25 year old cyclist from Bendigo in central Victoria.  He has had type one diabetes since 1994.  A former swimmer, in 2009 he is learning to race with the Team Type 1 Development Squad.  For eight months he will be based on the east coast of the US in Richmond, Virginia, working with Team Type 1 coaching staff, racing, and promoting awareness of good management of type one diabetes.  Here is some background on his journey towards finding an ideal insulin regime to meet his needs.

 

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