Saturday 21st of April we participated as invited guests in a workshop arranged by Medtronic China in Shanghai. Medtronic used my 50 healthy years with diabetes and our trip around the world as a theme for a dialogue with 10 young type 1 diabetics, all using an insulin pump, and their families. Also various doctors and policy-makers were present in addition to, of course, a number of Medtronic executives and their team of diabetes counselors.
On our part, it was a great team-effort where everyone did an excellent job. We illustrated our adventure with photos emphasizing that diabetes and traveling are fully compatible, and, in a wider context, something you can happily live with. It was of course an honor to be used as a positive role-model and for some brief moments we felt like, and was treated as, stars simply by sharing the story of my diabetes and our tour around the world!
Poster of the World Trip as a discussion theme
It was touching to see how the young diabetics and their parents paid attention and how engaged they all were. We answered all their questions and felt that we managed to inspire!
With the Meditronic Team and the kids
Our sincere thanks to Medtronic for inviting us and congratulation to their entire diabetes team for an excellent arrangement.
Oyvin
elworldtrip 
Diabetes early detection device
April 10, 2013
I like these kinds of optimistic news about diabetes ! Too few people know it is possible to prevent diabetes by detecting it early, and that also includes children ! Good luck and good life to them all.
Nasir Mehmood(nas be jay)
June 14, 2012
Very very Amezing…,Great learning way and Big imformative Stuff…!
Bhaskar - Bas
April 28, 2012
Very very interesting 🙂 great pics and informative stuff !
Ainur
May 22, 2012
bayc qani vor uxarkvac xnrndier@ shat en u paron Qamalyanic shat jamanak en xlum hamakargchov mutqagrelu hamar, ayd lucvac xnrndier@ hnaravor lini lusapatchenov texadrel.
Beatriz Fernandez
April 27, 2012
Eyvin, Muchisimas felicitaciones !! que agradable recibir estos informes para enterarnos del viaje maravilloso que estan haciendo.
Un abrazo a todos,
Montserrat Morales
April 26, 2012
Enhorabuena una vez más por todo lo que estais consiguiendo y por todo lo que vais a conseguir
Un fuerte abrazo
Montserrat Morales
Scott K. Johnson
April 26, 2012
Congratulations! You are quite an inspiration! Thank you for sharing so much of your story with everyone!
Jostein Kalsheim
April 26, 2012
Øyvin, det var flott å lese artikkelen fra China. Jeg forstår det går flott med dere. En fortsatt god reise, og sernderenkanskje i Norge senere i år?
Roel
May 22, 2012
ev aynpes anel, vor hnvaaror lini naev vorosh xndirneri lusapatchen texadrel ays kayqum vorpeszi bolor xndirner@ karoxanan lucum stanan.. es arajarkel em naev paron Qamalyanin karcum em anhnar che..
Pau
April 26, 2012
Happy bday to the Ironman!
Barb
April 26, 2012
Congratulations for 50 years!!! Another 50 is expected,
Barb and John
elworldtrip
April 26, 2012
Hey Barb and John! This is Alex! So glad to hear from you! We are now in Singapore and are planning to drive all the way back home by land…. so we still have a long way to go!! Hope you are both doing well, I miss you lots! Did you receive my postcard from San Francisco by the way?