Rebecca Ryan says Type 1 diabetes makes tramping more challenging but no less rewarding.

Finding the sweet spot

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Katrina Megget

Katrina is a freelance journalist, life coach and adventurer who has walked Te Araroa and sailed around Great Britain.

By Katrina Megget

People with diabetes face extra challenges when they go tramping but with a few considerations, no trip is beyond reach.

“Nature has a way of distracting you from the daily grind of diabetes, but food and blood sugar levels are often on my mind while out tramping,” says Rebecca Ryan. She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 13 years ago, but this hasn’t curtailed her love for the great outdoors. “I love day trips, but […]

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Katrina Megget

Katrina Megget is a freelance journalist, life coach and adventurer and has written extensively for Wilderness about Te Araora. Her work has appeared in the British Medical Journal, Scientific American and The Telegraph, and she is the former editor of British B2B publication PharmaTimes Magazine. Katrina has walked Te Araroa and sailed around the coast of Great Britain with her husband. She is currently writing a book on her TA experience.