In just over a month one of the biggest diabetes bike tours will be starting in Brussels.  You can ride the whole Tour, or one or two of the three-day stages.  Each stage has some great riding. From pavé in the north to climbing in the high alps, the route is varied and challenging.  The ride is also intended to be fabulous experience, incorporating breathtaking scenery, quiet country roads and the opportunity to sample fabulous food and wine.  And, in the spirit of the Grand Tours of old, we have also designed the ride to take in the outstanding cultural sights, including five World Heritage sites on the way. However, it isn’t just a bike ride – it is also the opportunity to help improve the lives of people with diabetes, showing what is possible for people with diabetes and demonstrating how innovative technical solutions can address the challenge of managing diabetes.  During the Tour a number of leading global technology companies including Orange, Dexcom and Samsung and some innovative technology start-up companies will implement a unique technical solution to support riders during the tour.

Through a partnership with IDF Europe the Tour also works with experts in diabetes, exercise physiology, technology companies, healthcare professionals and patients to learn, share, educate, develop and deploy solutions and knowledge to help people manage their diabetes, liberating them to lead active lifestyles.

Challenging but achievable, the 2015 mHealth Grand Tour will be an experience of a lifetime.

In fifteen months my life has changed, "Sharkie" and "Minnie" have made me a better person and have taught me a lot about life.  I have daddy syndrome, I want everything for them and never want to see them get hurt or see them crying.  When they get shots I get to be that cool dad and tell them "It is just like the shots, that daddy takes"  That doesn't make everything go perfectly but in my mind it helps.

This weekend "Sharkie" and I had some man time as we headed to a birthday party for a good friends daughter who was turning one.  When I say man time I mean that "Sharkie" gets to be kid and learn a few things.  For example as "Sharkie" was walking around the outfield of a whiffle ball game I sat back and said "He is fine he is away from the batter and if he falls he falls on the grass"  To me thats is a learning experience for "Sharkie"  Moments later when he got a line drive to the gut, I sat back thinking "I'm a horrible Dad" as he looked at me and I yelled "You're ok" he laughed and picked up the ball.  The tears would come moments later as one of the mothers ran over picked him up and made sure he was ok, he would drop the ball and start crying.  

As we headed inside to the party my diabetes brain kicked in.  He headed right over to the tub of water bottles and picked one up, I had left his bottle in the car and quickly scooped him up to go get it.  After a few sips and heading back inside he wandered around the party but headed back to the tubs.  Grabbing water bottle after water bottle and handing it to me, I would give him his bottle again and he drank some more.  Wandered some more and then right back to the tubs, now he was picking up ice and sucking on it instead of waiting for his bottle.

Other parents would come around and say "that is so cute!!" I sat there in my diabetes brain thinking to myself this kid is craving water, has he been peeing like crazy??  I need to change him and find out!!  I quickly yelled at myself and thought it's ok, I'm sure he is fine I'll just keep an eye on it and not say anything to Leanne.  This is the first she will hear of it, it should be interesting when she reads this.    Why all of the worry about him drinking water and thinking he has diabetes?  I'm not worried if he has diabetes, if he did I know what is possible and know that we have a lot more knowledge than most.  We would adapt, if "Sharkie" or "Minnie" ever develop a major disease Leanne and I will do whatever is necessary for them to live the best life that they can.  

What scares me and had me scared was what comes with the diabetes, the low blood sugars, the high blood sugars, the shots, the finger pricks, and so much more.  As I said earlier I get scared when one of them falls or starts crying, I can't imagine having to give a fifteen month old shots everyday.  It happens though and I believe we would all be just fine.  I just find it scarey that my mind goes right to diabetes if they are really thirsty or going to the bathroom more than usual.  This my first diabetes brain moment and I know that it wont be my last.  I have a feeling that I'm not the only person with it but does it ever go away and does anyone have any tips to help the diabetes brain to relax.

As the Tour de France ends so does my month of madness on the bike.  What a month it was, over 300 miles in the saddle most of which was ridden between 5am and 630am, has taught me a lot.  First of all I know that I have a full time job and a family that consume most of my life but being on the bike almost every day took a toll on me.  Doing anywhere from fifteen to twenty miles each morning beat me up, I know that it is a professional cyclists job to ride each and everyday but I have a new respect for riders of the Tour.  I did twenty miles a day and they are doing around 100, to complete the Tour never mind win the Tour is a major accomplishment in ones life.

Now as we head towards the month of August I can sleep until 5:30 instead of 4:10am and rest up for a week or two.  No I can't!!!!  I love waking up before the sun and being exercising it makes me happy and I escape from the world while I do so.  What is next??  I have the Surftown half marathon in September, a marathon in October location TBA, and a few duathlons all fall.  I also have a long term goal, I want to run The North Face 50k at Bear Mountain (a promise I made to myself after interviewing Stephen England)  I want to run the race for personal reasons but if I never ran it I feel like I would be letting Mr. England down, when someone is such an inspiration you have to try your best to be like him or her even though I will never be close to running at the times that he does.

The good news is that I can complete the half and full marathon while training for the 50k.  That training starts tomorrow and I believe it will be a smooth transition because of all the cycling that I did in July.  My body feels very strong, I'm worried about my IT band a bit but have been stretching and rolling it like a mad man.  I'm looking forward to the training and can't wait to see the results!!  Never stop working towards a goal!!!

The diabetes diagnosis is never fun no matter your age or your diabetes knowledge.  Imagine if you will being diagnosed with diabetes and losing your job because of the diagnosis.  Many of us would sit back and think to ourselves, why me, how could this happen.  I don't know for sure just how we would react but I would hope that everyone would respond like Team Novo Nordisk professional rider David Lozano responded.

David was a professional BMX rider at age and was one of the best riders in Spain.  David would go on to win races but at the age of 22 things started to change as he began to lose vision in his right eye.  He would be diagnosed with diabetes and once his team learned of his diagnosis the team broke his contract.  

David is now a member of Team Novo Nordisk and is changing diabetes, David now inspires myself and everyone around the world with diabetes.  Below is a post from one of Davids teammates on Team Novo Nordisk.

I have spoken with and spent very little time with Team Novo Nordisk members but have learned a great deal in that time.  The one word that is always spoken by team members is family.  Team Novo Nordisk is a family and the riders are brothers.  The post above proves that, team members are not jealous of other members because they are being interviewed or because fans recognize a certain rider and not them.  Team Novo Nordisk is truly a family and the family is always growing, they want to inspire, educate and empower those affected diabetes.  It's not about the bike, it's about changing diabetes.  

The next time you have a blood sugar that is higher than you would like or are mad because you have diabetes, remember David and his story.  David had the love his life taken away from him and rather than sitting back and feeling bad for himself he fought like hell to be a better cyclist and a better person.  David has a chip on his shoulder and will show that anything is possible with diabetes.  We all have that power, we can show the world that anything is possible if you have diabetes.  It takes a lot of work but just like diabetes if you put in the time and the effort you will see the results.  As always thank you to David and Team Novo Nordisk for inspiring all of the people that are living with diabetes!!!

After almost three weeks of racing the Tour de France comes down to one 110.5km stage that ends atop the historic climb of Alpe d'Huez.  For cycling fans it doesn't get any better than this!!!  In my lifetime I don't believe that I have ever seen a Tour that has been so great.  I'm sad to see the 2015 Tour come to an end on Sunday but a bit happy as well.  I'm sad because I'm going to miss reading all of the stage reports when I have downtime at work.  I'm going to miss laying in bed watching the stages before falling asleep for the night.  

The Tour has taught me a lot this year, I have a passion for cycling.  It is my favorite sport, I love being on the bike and I love to watch cycling.  That is odd for me, I come from a family and have a group of friends that love sports but just the five major american sports (baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and golf) I feel that it is a bit taboo to have a love like mine for cycling.  No one that is close to me gets or understands it, I go on cycling rants talking about how riders become aerodynamic while descending a mountain and I get odd looks.  I show coworkers and family videos of Tour riders almost hitting cows while riding and hear "that's weird".  I got chocked up and had chills as I was watching Tejay van Garderen struggle and eventually abandon the race.  All I could think of us being that close to a dream of mine and having to quit.  Not choosing to quit having to quit, his body shut down and he was no longer able to continue.  It's crazy to think about, I don't think that I or many people reading this will ever be in that situation in their lives.

I will be parked in front of my television tomorrow with my phone in hand checking twitter as the riders approach Alpe d'Huez. I will be rooting for Chris Froome, I think that his lead will be under one minute at the end of the stage however.  Tomorrow will be epic and I can't wait to see what happens, keep an eye on my boy Pierre Rolland tomorrow.  He has crept in to the top ten and could be around the top five at the end of the stage.  

Before I end this post I have to explain why I'm happy that the Tour is coming to an end.  The end of the Tour means we are one year closer to Team Novo Nordisk being a part of the biggest cycling race in the world!!  We are one year closer to seeing the white jerseys racing in the Alps with the worlds best cyclists.  We are one year closer to seeing a diabetic cyclist in a classification jersey, I can't wait to see Changing Diabetes in a yellow, green, white and/or polka dot jersey. 

With the temperatures and humidity close to ninety it has quickly become the toughest time of year more my CGM site and insulin pump port.  Being on the bike and on my feet all day while working the sweat takes it's toll on my sites.  Running around all day at work I will often take a second to check my sites at least once an hour.

Today my insulin pump site gave me a run for my money.  Just after lunch my midsection became very itchy and I felt my pump site and I felt that the site was very loose.  The needle was still in but that was it, it was no longer stuck to my midsection.  I had a decision to make, with a blood sugar that was in range I decided to try something that would be very risky.  I would take two units of insulin from my humalog pen, I was unsure of just how much insulin I had in my body, the three units would cover me if I did not receive my lunch bolus.  I hooked up a new insulin pump site and took two more units of insulin from the pump.  Was this crazy??  Maybe, but from years and years of using an insulin pump I know that when I setup a new site it takes me a couple of hours for the insulin to begin working properly.  I was banking that the insulin from the pen would take care of everything and once that wore off the pump would be ready.

An hour later my blood sugar had gone up and was higher than the normal range.  I went on working knowing that this would happen.  Looking at my CGM a half hour later my blood sugar had returned to its normal range.  This was sooner than I had thought, I quickly headed in and grabbed an apple juice and some fig newtons.  That would keep my blood sugar level, as the three units and any insulin from the pump worked.  My blood sugar would stay in range until 5pm which is my normal dinner and lower than my normal range blood sugar time.

Today was one of those days that tests me as a diabetic.  What I did is not normal and I do not encourage others to try it without knowing how their bodies will react.  Diabetes is a very unique disease from person to person as always what works for me may not work for you.  Speak with your doctor and to achieve the best results for you.  This post was written to show that diabetes is challenging day in and day out and sometimes throws us big curves.

Lately my low blood sugars have been bring some odd flashbacks with them.  My low flashback this morning brought me all the way back to my freshman year of college in upstate New York.  I had an english professor that made writing fun but also very challenging, part of me wishes that she finds this blog.  While low I started to think about one of our writing assignments, for the assignment I had to incorporate a lyric from any song and use it to write a five page paper. 

That was how I would start my five page paper, lyrics from Cleanin Out My Closet by Eminem.  What would follow in the next five pages would be about how diabetes ruined my life.  The main topic was about how I could not join the Navy because I had diabetes.  I would explain how it was my dream since I could remember to be in the Navy and that it was all taken away the day that I was diagnosed with diabetes.  I remember I wrote how I got laughed at by two Navy recruiters because I said that I could be in the Navy even though I had diabetes.  My true rage came out as I talked about how I was hated because I had a disease that people did not understand, I would talk about how I thought I was being turned down for dates because I was the weird kid with diabetes.  Five pages of me bad mouthing diabetes, I remember that I got an A for the paper but I also got the please see me comment.  The professor would speak to me for almost a half hour after class and ask if the paper was all true.  In my unique and weird way I lied and said that I had those feelings while in high school and that I had everything under control.  How dare someone try and help me, I can lie more than you know and paint a pretty picture so the professor quickly stopped asking about my diabetes after a week or so.

If I had to write that paper today that is the quote that I would use.  It would not be the opening sentence but would be placed around page three after I talk about all of my dreams when it comes to diabetes.  How for years I have been working like crazy to get in to speaking publicly about my battle with diabetes and how I fought to get my life back.  How I listen to amazing motivational speakers like Les Brown, Zig Ziglar and Eric Thomas everyday while working so that when I speak to groups about my life with diabetes I can parrot some of the best speakers ever.  I would write about how diabetes is my life because without diabetes I would not have the life that I live today.  I would also talk about how ones blood sugar is the map to life, you are going to have highs and lows but it is when that blood sugar is steady and in range that things are good.  Life is the same way, you have the highs and lows but it is the moments that we don't realize at the time that make life so great. 

It is obvious that my life has changed in just eleven years.  Diabetes is my life and from the lowest of lows to highest of highs diabetes has been there and it will always be there.  That doesn't make me sad, it makes me happy knowing that everyday when i wake up I have this disease that I was given to make me a better person.  It took me far to long to realize that but now that I have my dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire!!

Yesterday as my work day was about to begin one of the employees asked "you post Instagram pictures at 5am? You're on the bike that early? That's crazy!!" That got me to thinking that a normal day for me is not that normal for many. Below is what a normal day has looked like this July.

4:12am-Alarm goes off, quick stop in the bathroom and then test my blood sugar
4:15am-Depending on my blood sugar I take insulin and then set a two hour temp basal for my bike ride
4:25am-Eat breakfast #1 (A bowl of life cereal or two eggs and a waffle)
4:45am-Drive my car to work
5am- Test my blood sugar and get on the bike for a twenty mile ride
6:20am-Finish my ride
6:25am-Test my blood sugar, take insulin, and get cleaned up for work
6:35am-Eat breakfast #2 (Usually a protein shake and a Cliff bar)
7am-Test my blood sugar 
7:05am-Start my work day with a five mile walk, aka mowing greens
8am-Half of a 12oz Gatorade and four peanut butter crackers to keep my blood sugar up 
9am-Test my blood sugar, eat some fruit, have a protein shake, and have a Nature Valley bar
9:20am-Start second job of the day (changes daily)
11:30am-Test my blood sugar, take insulin, and eat my lunch (Usually a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, almonds, fruit, and fig newtons
12pm-Start my third job of the day (changes daily)
2pm-Test my blood sugar
3:30pm-On a slow day my work day ends and I will ride my bike ten miles home
On a normal day I stay at work and water greens
4pm-Test my blood sugar
430pm-If it was a normal day I will leave work and take the car home so that I'm home for dinner with the kids
5pm-Test my blood sugar, prepare dinner
7pm-Test my blood sugar, have a small snack (usually some saltines)
9pm-Test my blood sugar and head to bed to watch the Tour
930pm-10pm-Go to sleep

With twelve stages of the Tour de France in the books and only nine stages remaining many of the experts are saying that Chris Froome will win the Tour.  I have no problem with that, Froome has proved he is the best rider up to this point.  Cycling is a crazy sport and anything can happen, from a crash to getting a flat the under three minute lead that Froome holds over american rider Tejay van Garderen is not a major lead.  With four mountain stages remaining, the last being a summit finish on the world famous Alpe d'Huez, Froome has to ride aggressively but also be a little cautious, doing that he should ride in to Paris with the maillot jaune on July 26th.

American rider Tejay van Garderen is in second and I wouldn't think for a second that he agrees with the paragraph above stating that the Tour is over.  I wouldn't blame him for thinking that, I'm thinking that myself and I'm sure many die hard american cycling fans are thinking the same.  If that is the case where is the love from the American press?  I consider myself an extreme cycling fan, I watch and follow cycling more than most, if I was in Europe I'd be a normal cycling fan.  Here in the states no one cares right now that an American rider is in second place at the most historic and world renowned cycling races.  That bothers me if you couldn't tell.  I just spent the past thirty minutes checking all of the major American sports websites, from ESPN.com to Yahoo Sports not one site mentioned the Tour de France on its main page.

The article above is from Yahoo Sports and is the reason that no one cares about American rider Tejay van Garderen.  Lance Armstrong is still on our minds, I don't need to explain why but I believe after Lance "dominated" the Tour for so long and had all his titles stripped the average cycling fan in the states said "I'm done with cycling".  I don't blame them, Lance Armstrong embarrassed himself and American cycling, because of that Tejay is paying for it.  Tejay is the all american boy that grew up in Montana and won ten junior national titles, won major professional races and has finished in the top five of the Tour de France twice!!  Still if people were to see a picture or asked who Tejay van Garderen was very few would have the correct answer.

The lack of coverage for Tejay here in the states as made me a huge fan of Tejay.  I like the underdog, I feel bad that this man is giving his blood, sweat and tears to win a bike race and to inspire children in the states to love cycling and no one cares.  If he does find a way to win the Tour this year the American media will go crazy.  You will see Tejay on all of the late night talk shows, morning shows and commercials endorsing products every time you turn around.  You will also get a lot of people asking if he is on steroids or using some kind of illegal substance, no matter who wins the Tour you will always have people asking "Is he clean?".  For American cycling I hope that Tejay wins, American cycling needs a role model and right now Tejay is our best chance at a Tour victory!!

The world of professional cycling is an interesting place.  Week after week we see the work that the cyclists put in while they race but there is so much more to cycling than just getting on the bike and racing.  As Team Novo Nordisk continues to inspire, educate and empower people affected by diabetes, professional team member Scott Ambrose is giving everyone an inside look at the Team Novo Nordisk midseason training camp.  Below I have posted the first video that Scott Ambrose posted which is a teaser that gives everyone an idea of what will follow in the coming days.

After watching the teaser I can't help but feel a connection with the team.  I believe that this is the reason for Scott giving the world an inside look at the team.  As I have said many times before these are normal guys that have diabetes and are professional cyclists.  They love what they do and they love being members of Team Novo Nordisk.  From top to bottom each member of the team cares more about inspiring, educating and empowering people affected by diabetes than becoming a celebrity because they win bike races.  Yes they want to win races and race in the Tour de France, for any cyclist that is the dream.  When Team Novo Nordisk reaches that goal they will never forget about the millions that live with diabetes the same way that each and every member of team does.

From picking on James Glasspool to talking about half wheeling I have a feeling that the videos from camp will be just as great as the teaser below. To see more videos from Scott Ambrose and to see more videos from camp you can follow Scott on his Youtube page, Twitter (@ScottAmbrose2) and Facebook.  

STATS-
Water Consumed-60oz
Nuun Tablets-3
GU-1
Power Bars 1
Flats-1

TOTAL
Water-553oz
Nuun-24
GU-15
Power Bars-7

I'm an odd person there is no denying that, I root for the underdog no matter what and hate what the masses love. For example I started wearing a bow tie while coaching basketball eight years ago, I was picked on relentlessly. That made me love the bow tie that much more, now bow ties are "cool" and I'm wondering what to wear this season while coaching.  From my bike, to running shoes I go for the lesser known name, I know that the big names don't need my money so I should give it to the company that may work harder and make a better product than the big brand name.

Last winter when I saw that NUUN was taking applications for Team Nuun.  I thought that it would be great to be a team member, I had been using NUUN for sometime and loved that it was a healthier version of Gatorade.  NUUN is a good size company but it is not even close to matching the size or popularity of Gatorade, that means it is the perfect company for me!!  When I received the email that I had been picked to be a Team Nuun member I almost went crazy!!  It is tough to put into words, I felt like all of the work that I had been doing for so many years had finally payed off.

In July of 2014 my favorite cycling team and my favorite electrolyte beverage maker had joined forces.  Nuun would be a sponsor for Team Novo Nordisk.  It was a match made in heaven, an underdog cycling, running and triathlon team was joining forces with a company that was the leader in outdoor specialty shops but wanted more and was the underdog as it tried moving into the mainstream.  Team Novo Nordisk has heard over and over again that it isn't possible, athletes with diabetes can't ride in the Tour de France, they can't run or compete in triathlons with the elite athletes.  Nuun has heard the same, Nuun won't be a main sponsor for a team they're to small and not known well enough across the globe.  They have heard that Nuun is only known by the athletes that compete every weekend but aren't good enough to be professionals.  Both Nuun and Team Novo Nordisk are proving people wrong each and everyday.

The Team Novo Nordisk and Nuun story is great if it ends right there but it doesn't.  Team Novo Nordisk and Nuun have formed quite the bond and over the past couple of weeks I have been happy to see Nuun posting interviews that they have conducted members of Team Novo Nordisk.  I had a smile from ear to ear when Nuun posted an interview with my favorite Team Novo Nordisk member and runner Stephen England.  I was even happier when I read the interview with Team Novo Nordisk member Mandy Marquardt.  I'm hoping that Nuun posts more interviews with Team Novo Nordisk members. 

Tomorrow and each and everyday that I get on the bike or go for a run I will have Nuun in my water bottles and some article of clothing with Team Novo Nordisk printed on it.  The world is a crazy place and I honestly believe that I started using Nuun years ago and love Team Novo Nordisk for a reason.  We have all heard about six degrees of seperation maybe Nuun, Team Novo Nordisk and myself are the six degrees of diabetes!! 

STATS-
Water Consumed-105oz
Nuun Tablets-5
GU-2
Power Bars 1

TOTAL
Water-493oz
Nuun-21
GU-14
Power Bars-6

STATS-
Water Consumed-55oz
Nuun Tablets-2
GU-2
Power Bars 1

TOTAL
Water-388oz
Nuun-16
GU-12
Power Bars-5

As my alarm sounded at 4:26 this morning it took a little longer than usual to get out of bed.  Staying up until ten watching the Tour was fun at the time but I was paying the price, that and a long work day.  As I walked towards my meter with my phone in one hand and my CGM in the other I was tempted to just test and head back to bed for another hour.  After a very respectable reading I decided I would check my phone and see if I got any messages or likes on Facebook and Twitter.  As I opened Twitter I was shocked to see that I had three notifications.  As I looked at them my mood suddenly changed.  A person that I have never met left me a comment saying "Work towards that goal"  It all hit me at that point.  

What started as a website/blog to share my experiences as a diabetic and as an avid cyclist has grown a respectable following.  Many of the people I may never meet and all they know about me is what I write each night.  I believe the website has changed from sharing my experiences to doing my best to explain how to be a successful diabetic cyclist.  

Each night I write in hope that my post will help someone in someway.  When I hear back from readers about how a post helped them that makes my day.  I remember the struggle I had when I first started riding and want to help others so they don't have as much of a struggle as I did.  This morning I got a gift back, it had me thinking all day.  I'm honored to have my own little following, it is a joy to hear from you guys.  Thank you for all of the support and thank you for all that you have done for me.  

STATS-
Water Consumed-75oz
Nuun Tablets-3
GU-2
Power Bars 1

TOTAL
Water-333oz
Nuun-14
GU-10
Power Bars-4

The past three days have not been the most demanding when it comes to my time on the bike.  That doesn't mean that it hasn't changed how my body acts however.  Obviously I would love to get in at least fifty miles a day in on the bike but a full time job and a family come first.  That means I have from 5:15am until 6:30am to get a ride in and eat breakfast. 

Twenty miles a day on the bike and eight or ten hour days at work have been messing with my diabetes however.  I have had my CGM on since July first which has been a huge help when it comes to my blood sugar.  I have been slightly dehydrated and I will have a low feeling but my CGM will give me a number that isn't close to being low.  That lets me know that I need water and need to get hydrated immediately.  I have also been looking at my CGM each evening to see where I may need to make some tweaks to my basal rates.

I have also been testing my blood sugar a lot more to make sure my CGM is calibrated properly and to know for sure what my blood sugar is.  I have longer rides planned for this weekend and to be safe I will be sure to stop and test more than I should.  Eating properly and getting the proper amount of calories, fat and carbohydrates are key as I try to be on the bike for 27 out of 31 days in July.  I'm feeling strong and for the first time since I began my make shift tours (started in 2010) I really believe that I will be able to finish and put up a rather respectable number at the end of the month.  I'm sure that sounds weird seeing that we are only seven days in to July but like a long bike race you know how it is going to play out early on.  If the early stages are painful and challenging it will be difficult, but I'm doing great mentally and physically.  Twenty-four more days to go and I'm looking forward to each and every day!!

STATS-
Water Consumed-65oz (Dehydration is knocking on my door)
Nuun Tablets-3
GU-2
Power Bars 1

TOTAL
Water-248oz
Nuun-11
GU-8
Power Bars-3

What a weekend it was, The Tour de France has begun and has lived up to the hype for the first two days.  Here in the states it was a lovely three day weekend celebrating our nations independence.  As all of that was going on Team Novo Nordisk was in the headlines and team members were racing all over the globe.

With all of the negative press about Crossfit and diabetes it is nice to see the positive side of diabetes with the articles and pictures that are below.  Team Novo Nordisk is nothing but positive and that is what makes the team and everyone involved so great.  Each and every person that is a part of the team has a dream and not once do you hear about the bad.  The team is human, they have good days and bad days just like everyone else, the team may have a member crash or another member get a flat hundreds of meters from the finish.  The team is living a dream and everyone is enjoying every second of it.  I encourage everyone to read the articles below and to realize that great things are being done each and every day with diabetes!!

Velo News- TEAM NOVO NORDISK CONTINUES TO BUILD ON SUPPORT AND SUCCESS IN 2015

The Chronicle- NOTHING WILL STOP SAM FROM RIDING 

Team Novo Nordisk- CLANCY TAKES SEVENTH AT IRISH NATIONAL ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP 

STATS-
Water Consumed-80oz
Nuun Tablets-3
GU-2
Power Bars .5

TOTAL
Water-183oz
Nuun-8
GU-6
Power Bars-2