After almost 40 years of running with Type 1 diabetes, I am full of gratitude for the gift of running. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body does not produce insulin. Anyone with Type 1 must take insulin daily through injections or an insulin pump. Type 2 diabetes is a non-autoimmune condition in which the body does not use insulin properly. About 90–95% of diabetes cases are Type 2; people with Type 1 make up the remaining 5–10%.

My journey with Type 1 began in 1986, when I was still competing as a runner. I had competed in college and had goals I wanted to accomplish in running, specifically in the marathon. Newly married, my husband and I were working at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon for the National Park Service. The Grand Canyon was a fabulous place to train,

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