title: Olympic diabetes.
abstract: Winning an Olympic gold medal represents the pinnacle of achievement in any sporting event, to do so with diabetes is almost miraculous. This report outlines the history and management of Steven Redgrave's diabetes, and describes the physiology associated with the extremes of human endurance and the difficulties that this presents.
authors.affiliation: Chiltern Diabetes Centre, Wycombe Hospital, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. ian.gallen@sbucks.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Ian W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Gallen
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Redgrave
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Redgrave
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*