Kerry White

“Each day is a new adventure, filled with surprise and an opportunity to live life to its fullest. Diabetes can be an inspiration, not a burden – it is what you make it.”

From the time she was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, Kerry White has been conquering the odds. Only 11 years old, she lay semi-comatose in a hospital bed, her veins so constricted that doctors could barely insert lifesaving IVs into them.

A quarter century later, little has changed. White, a native of Australia, has twice been a winner in the Race Across America’s four-woman team division. Last year, she tackled the solo division and was the only woman – and first person with diabetes – to complete the 3,044-mile transcontinental bicycle race. Consider the magnitude of the accomplishment: In its history, In its history, fewer people have completed RAAM than have scaled Mount Everest.

Career Highlights

1st unofficial women’s finisher, 2007 Race Across America (RAAM)
1st, Race Across America (RAAM) Women’s Four-Person Team, 2004 and 2005
1st Classic Finisher, North Routt Coureur de Bois – 90K Nordic Race, 2007
1st Woman, Grand Junction 50/50, 2006 (50-mile mountain and road bike race)
1st Overall, Solo Woman, 24 Hours of Adrenalin, Winter Park, CO, 2001
2nd Overall, Solo Woman, Ford Gorge Games, Hood River, OR, 2002
2nd Overall, Solo Woman, 12 Hours of Keystone, Keystone, CO, 2002
4th, place Woman, 90K Skate Ski, North Routt Coureur des Bois, 2006
4th Overall, Solo Woman, 24 Hours of Moab, Moab, UT, 2002
6th, place, Beaver Creek Ultra 100 Women’s, 2006
6th, Women’s Solo Pro Kona 24 Hours at Snow Mountain Ranch, August 2005
5th Overall, Solo Woman, 2002 NORBA National Championship 24 hours of Adrenalin
5th Overall, Solo Woman, World Solo Championships, Idyllwild, CA, 2001
Cycled the Colorado Trail from Denver to Durango, 2005

Diabetes Details

Age Diagnosed: 11 years

Current A1C: 7.6

Next Goal : 6.9

Insulin Requirements
When Training:
40 units per day (20:30)

Insulin Requirements
When Not Training:
44 units per day (20:30)