Diabetesnet.com
03-26-2009, 06:15 PM
The pack of 100 runners left the Piazza delle Signore in Florence and headed south through the Tuscan hills towards the village of Montecatini. Running distance would be about 40 kilometers. Meanwhile the enthusiastic group in Montecatini awaited word of when the runners would be approaching. Soon they set out to greet them and run the final 2 miles with the pack. There was electricity in the air when they ran together through ancient narrow cobblestone streets lined with cheering onlookers. They trotted up through the hilly park to the hotel where the Diabetes Exercise and Sports Association (http://www.diabetes-exercise.org/index.asp)’s international conference would officially begin.
Over the next 4 days I got to meet and chat with many of the runners even though I only ran the final 2 miles. They were all Italian, all had diabetes and all managed their diabetes with the sustenance of the Mediterranean diet and daily exercise. It surprised me to learn that all these outstanding athletes were type 2’s. At the finale of the meeting there was a grand soccer match, Italy vs. The Rest of the World. Guess who won?
Read More (http://www.diabetesnet.com/cyber_kitchen/issue58.php)
New Recipes:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner or Snack Frittata (6 servings)
All American Cornbread (6 servings) (http://www.diabetesnet.com/cyber_kitchen/issue58.php#cornbread)
Over the next 4 days I got to meet and chat with many of the runners even though I only ran the final 2 miles. They were all Italian, all had diabetes and all managed their diabetes with the sustenance of the Mediterranean diet and daily exercise. It surprised me to learn that all these outstanding athletes were type 2’s. At the finale of the meeting there was a grand soccer match, Italy vs. The Rest of the World. Guess who won?
Read More (http://www.diabetesnet.com/cyber_kitchen/issue58.php)
New Recipes:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner or Snack Frittata (6 servings)
All American Cornbread (6 servings) (http://www.diabetesnet.com/cyber_kitchen/issue58.php#cornbread)