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Abigail Spencer, Bike Beyond Team Member, Shares Her Big Goals

Written by: Beyond Type 1 Editorial Team

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September 12, 2017

Abigail Spencer expresses her aspirations to affect positive change through a career in politics while managing T1D. Spencer talks overcoming the “insanity” of an exhausting diagnosis to live her best, most positive life with the condition. She reflects on her recent greatest personal achievement of completing Bike Beyond’s 10-week cross country ride.

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