International snowmobile riders seek cure for diabetes
A group of snowmobilers from the United States and Canada are setting out on an international journey to support diabetes research.
Five Americans and five Canadians will make the 6,500 kilometer journey between Michigan and Alaska, with multiple stops in the Great White North. The team has planned stops in Sturgis, Nipawin, Christopher Lake, Big River and Meadow Lake in Saskatchewan, with additional stops planned in Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon.
According to Don Lipinski, the president of MichCanSka Adventures, every rider making the long journey has been personally touched by diabetes.
“It all started with about 50 of us who have Type 1 diabetes but that was inherited from Agent Orange; we’re all Vietnam vets. We all have it, so that’s why we did it,” Lipinski said, adding two of his grandchildren have also been diagnosed with diabetes.