Today's guest is David Crosse, a retired jumps jockey who changed the face of the sport for people with type 1 diabetes.

Born in Tipperary in Ireland, he moved to the UK aged 16 for riding and over the course of an impressive 20 year career, secured 207 winners from more than 3,500 rides in Britain and Ireland.

At the age of 22 David was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes - just as his professional career was taking off. He hid his condition from officials in the sport for 13 years, fearing it would be 'career suicide', until he was exposed quite dramatically by an anonymous tip off sent to the Racing Post.
This episode is an almighty gallop (if you will) through David's life and career, and it's a lot of fun thanks to his exceptional storytelling. Enjoy!

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Thanks to Diabetes UK for helping make this episode happen.

SPONSOR MESSAGE: Thanks to my episode sponsors Insulet, the founders of Pod Therapy - only found with Omnipod.

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