You can't really make strides forward until you start telling yourself that maybe this makes you stronger or

Maybe you wouldn't be the person you are like now looking back

Think it's almost 13 years of having diabetes.

I don't think I would be physically where I am

or mentally where I am if it wasn't for being diagnosed.

So I guess I kind of, in a weird roundabout way,

appreciate the fact that I got it.

This is episode number 46 on training with type 1 diabetes with Brendan Snyder.

Welcome to pursuing health.

I'm Julie Fushe, medical student and former across the games athlete.

Here I bring to you information and inspiration from experts and everyday individuals

for how to use lifestyle to maximize health. Thank you so much for

joining me. Now let's get started with this week's episode. Welcome back to

pursuing health. In this episode I I sit down with Brendan Snyder,

who has grown up as an athlete with type 1 diabetes,

and is now training for Crossfit competition

while working as a pediatric nurse.

Brendan received his BSN from King's State College, where he was also the

captain of his rugby team. Brendan began his cross-fit journey in Saratoga Spring

New York and he currently resides in Memphis Tennessee where he works as a nurse on the

medical specialty unit at Lebonher Children's Hospital and he trains at

Crossford hit and run. In this episode we talk about everything from growing up as a teenager and the challenges of training with type 1 diabetes

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