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Do you have diabetes?: Yes

Type of diabetes: Type 1

Date diagnosed: January 13, 1973

Most recent A1C (BG Average) Value: 5.4

Type of treatment you use: Pump

If you use a pump, what pump model do you use?: minined

Hometown (where you come from):: Kingston, NY

Where do you live? (City, Country): Glasco, NY

What is the address for your blog or other web site, if any?: http://ride.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=rideCentral.personalpage&...

How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?: Just found you by searching for diabetes groups and chat rooms.

Who referred you? (if anyone): N/A

What do you do for a living?: Graphic Designer

105 Miles in the Heat RIDE TO CURE DIABETES Another 105 miles in the heat of Death Valley!!! I will ride anywhere to help raise money for JDRF. Please visit my Ride Web page if you would like to donate online or see how close I am to reaching my personal goal: http://ride.jdrf.org/rider.cfm?id=7727 Won't you please give to JDRF as generously as you're able? Together, we can make the cure a reality. Thank you, Chad

Well - The snow is (mostly) gone from the Hudson Valley and for Team Chad and Dad that means it's time to start training for the Ride to Cure Diabetes; a 105 mile bike ride through beautiful downtown Death Valley. Chad and Dad (that's me) participated in the Ride to Cure Diabetes in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007. Now we are starting to train for 2008. Read about Team Chad and Dad in this 08/19/2007 article published in the Kingston Daily Freeman
2007 Daily Freeman Ride to Cure Diabetes article

What keeps us going?

The answer is simple - we want to find a cure for diabetes... and this is one way we can help make a difference.

One way YOU can help make a difference is to support us by making a contribution in our name to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). Team Chad and Dad has raised just over $42,000 in our past 5 rides... this year we hope to bring that total to OVER $50,000.

Please consider making a contribution. Online donations can be made at

help Chad reach his fundraising goal to support JDRF
(for Chad)

help Charlie reach his fundraising goal to support JDRF
(for Charlie)

or go to
LetsCureDiabetes.com
and click on our names or Mail a donation to JDRF,
11 Marshall Rd, Suite 1H, Wappingers Falls NY 12590
and enclose a note that it is for Team Chad and Dad's Ride to Cure Diabetes.

Thank you for you kind consideration and support at any level.

Sincerely
Chad and Charlie Lawrence
Team Chad & Dad

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2008 Ride to Cure Diabetes!!!!!

Hello, The ride is on it's way, it will be hear before we know it! In about 2 months I will be riding through Death Valley again. I am still looking for any donations that anyone is willing to give. Any donations will be greatly appreciated.Help Chad reach his fundraising goal to support JDRF Thanks, Chad

Posted on August 20, 2008 at 9:02am — 1 Comment

50 mile ride to endo

I will be riding my bike from kingston, ny to albany, ny to go to my next doctors apt. I figured it would be a good training ride for my next ride to cure diabetes. Im hoping my next A1C will be just as good or better than the 5.6. Well, I will fill you in on how my trip goes, just hoping it is not 96 degrees like it is today.

Posted on June 9, 2008 at 10:36am —

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At 12:52am on November 4, 2008, Nina said…: Chad, since you and I are generally in the same neck of the woods, do you know any Type 1 kids in the area? I'm trying to find others that my son (8) can meet... because Moms are just not cool enough to totally understand, if you know what I mean.

And by the way, how's training going?

At 7:33pm on October 7, 2008, Mike Campana said…: Hi Chad! Perfect person for my question! I'm looking at getting a MTB to get back into XC racing and a few marathon events for 2009. I raced when I was in my late teens but have been out of the MTB scene for awhile. I was looking at either a Cannondale Scalpel 4 or a Specialized Stumpjumper FSR comp to start with. Any thoughts one way or the other on these models? Or anything I should be looking for over all in a bike?

At 9:49am on September 30, 2008, Angie Crabtree said…: that ride looks so awesome, you rock

At 7:13pm on September 29, 2008, Nina said…: Keep roaring along, Chad! I have a friend in Washington County, NY who regularly does the 'Tour-de-Cure.' He'd love to hear about all you do... Death Valley - - Amazing!

At 1:24am on September 9, 2008, Katie Craft said…: hey chad!

thanks for the welcome : )

my friend eric planzer is also doing the ride to cure in death valley. i went to the ride to cure in north carolina (or was it south carolina...?) year before last to support him there and he did the montana one too. do you know him?!

i think that's so amazing you guys do the ride. the death valley one sounds so intense!

At 11:40am on August 11, 2008, Giuliano Melis said…: hallo chad ..."I don't let diabetes stop me from doing anything"
it is also my philophy.. fantastic.. i have see you are a mountain biker? i preferred the road but don't dislike the mtb.. i ride in mtb in winter.. i cross with my road bike about 5000 miles for year..
nice to meet you

At 8:22am on May 28, 2008, Dino said…: Hell yeah Chad keep up the the good fight!

At 4:06pm on April 9, 2008, Diana said…: Thank you for the comment. I met with the diabetes consultant today, and I decided to go with the pump. I should have it in a few weeks.

At 12:55pm on March 21, 2008, Phil Southerland said…: Thanks Chad! Same to you my man! RIde Fast...
PHil

At 9:35am on March 19, 2008, Jarral Ryter said…: Nice fund raising stuff. I haven't done much of it but I'm going to steal some of your ideas. Cool pics. I was thinking of doing the death valley ride but I am doing some other long races (leadville 100, etc) and would probably need a divorce lawyer if i did it... Have fun and if you ever come through colorado I'll show you some cool rides.