Guests on the Podcast
Mark Jones-Maynard
T1D for 32 Years
Firefighter
Mark Jones-Maynard is a dedicated full-time firefighter and Nationally Registered Paramedic with the Westwood, MA Fire Department. Diagnosed with Type-1 Diabetes at just six months old, he has successfully managed the condition for over 32 years, maintaining excellent health and avoiding any long-term complications associated with T1D. Above all, Mark is a proud father to two young boys and a devoted husband, embodying resilience and balance both at work and home.
“Be the hero that your loved ones think you are.”
Ben Wessel
T1D for 23 Years
Baseball
“Practice and Repetition results in Perfection and Execution.”
Ben Wessel played baseball as a pitcher at the University of Rhode Island (Class of 2017). Just turned 30, he has had Type-1 Diabetes since he was 7 years old. Growing up playing sports year-round and earning scholarships to play baseball at the Division-1 Collegiate Level, he has learned a lot about how to maximize performance while controlling blood glucose.
Taylor Adams
T1D for 24 Years
Climbing
“It takes more time and more planning, but there is zero reason you can’t do what you want to because of T1D.”
Taylor Adams is a T1D mountaineer and flight nurse from Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the first Type-1 Diabetic to summit Mount Everest with an insulin pump. On top of Everest, he has successfully summited all of the Seven Summits. The Seven Summits are the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents.