021 Exercise & Diabetes with Chris Jarvis • Laura Gee

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | More

This interview with Chris Jarvis, President of I Challenge Diabetes and Canadian Olympian shares so many interesting moments of his athletic life with Type 1 Diabetes. During this live Facebook Interview, we chatted about:

Chris Jarvis’s Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis story
What was it like to train, compete… and live with T1D as an athlete?
Precautions Chris Jarvis takes to prevent low and high blood sugars during training.
What motivates Chris
What is I Challenge Diabetes?

Who Is Chris Jarvis?

Chris Jarvis is a Canadian rower. He competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece and is the founder of “I Challenge Diabetes.” I Challenge Diabetes is a Canadian Charity that focuses on delivering the most engaging, inspiring, and empowering opportunities to the type 1 diabetic (T1D) community. Chris was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 13.

How to Connect with Chris