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2008 TEAM TYPE 1
DEVELOPMENT TEAM

abrahamALEX BOWDEN*
abrahamMATT BROOKS*
abrahamADAM DRISCOLL *
abrahamMONIQUE HANLEY*
abrahamTIM HARGRAVE *
abrahamANDY MEAD*
abrahamMORGAN PATTON*
abrahamTIM POWELL*
abrahamBOB SCHRANK*
abrahamMARK SUPRENANT*
abrahamKERRY WHITE *

(*indicates riders with
Type 1 diabetes)

Morgan Patton

“If you are committed, you can fulfill any goal.”

When she was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of seven, Morgan Patton’s already tenacious, competitive attitude made it hard for her to accept that her life would have to be a little different from everyone else’s.

“I refused to have to make adjustments to my lifestyle, and wanted to live life like all my non-diabetic friends,” she says.

Today, thanks to competitive cycling, she is maintaining a happier, healthier lifestyle and still doing whatever she wants, when she wants.

She won the second race of her life in the spring of 2007, then spent the summer ascending podiums at Florida Points Series races. The past two years, she has been part of the support crew for Team Type 1 on their Race Across America (RAAM) winning teams.

Her training for 2008 was temporarily derailed in the off-season when she suffered double broken collarbones and facial injuries after being struck by a motorist who ran a red light.

Career Highlight

Making the 2008 Team Type 1 Elite team.

 

 

Height: 5-3
DOB: Nov. 3, 1988
POB: Columbus, Ohio
Began Racing: 2007
Resides: Tallahassee, Fla.
Family: Single
Strengths: Sprinting

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Diabetes Details

Age Diagnosed: 7 years

Current A1C: At goal

Years On A Pump: 3

Insulin Requirements
When Training:
About 25 units per day

Insulin Requirements
When Not Training:
About 35 units per day