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Team Type 1 Enters the Race Across America as They Pedal for a Cure

Eight is enough as a group of bikers with diabetes put their mettle to the pedal and join the Race Across America. Team Type 1 will take off June 13th in the Race Across America (RAAM), which runs from Oceanside, CA to Atlantic City, NJ. The group has 8 days to complete the 3,000-mile trek.

RAAM is the longest running ultra-distance bicycle endurance competition in the world. It is a test of skill, will, and heart. Team Type 1 will step up to the challenge and add a mission of their own: To increase the general public's awareness of diabetes as a disease that can be managed effectively — allowing those with this condition to continue active, healthy lives and permitting them to perform well in athletic events.

Their goals are:

• To raise $1 Million for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the leading research organization dedicated to finding a cure for diabetes.
• To raise awareness of the importance of regular monitoring of blood sugar levels among people with diabetes.
• To inspire all people to exercise every day and eat a balanced diet in order to stay healthy whether living with diabetes or prediabetes.
• To win and break the record in the 8 Person Team category in the Race Across America!

In addition, Phil Southerland has devised a three week plan to help people with diabetes make the transition from poor diabetes management to taking charge of their diabetes lives.

Phil's 3-Week Plan for Diabetes:

    Week 1 - Break Three Bad Habits!

    Week 2 - Make 3 Positive Changes!

    Week 3 - Make The Changes Stick!

These small adjustments you have now made, if stuck to, will help you to lower, if not eliminate, the risk for long-term damage. It will become easy to manage your diabetes!

Led by Team Type 1 founders and members Phil Southerland and Joe Elridge, Team Type 1 is looking for support. Join dLife today in support of the cause.

To donate, just visit, www.teamtype1.org. All donations are tax deductible.

Check out our dLife Calendar to find out the race route and to meet the members of Team Type 1.

TEAM TYPE 1 MEMBERS

Phil Southerland	Joe Eldridge	Linda Demma	Jay Hewitt
Bob Heyer	Steve Holmes	Pratt Rather	Troy Willard