American Diabetes Association® ambassador and diabetes advocate Greg Robinson will ‘ride’ along with Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed during Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Iowa Speedway. The Urbandale, Iowa resident will have his name featured on a decal above the passenger-side window on the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford Mustang.
Like Reed, Robinson lives with diabetes and knows the importance of managing his health to live a full life and influence those around him to do the same. Robinson developed type 2 diabetes 13 years ago while serving as the Superintendent of Urbandale Community Schools. He currently teaches future school principals and superintendents at Iowa State University.
Through his involvement in education, Robinson is active on the board of the American Diabetes Association of Central Iowa and in their Diabetes Busters program. The Diabetes Busters program was developed by professionals in the field of education, nursing, nutrition, physical education and fitness from the University of Iowa, the Iowa City School District and the American Diabetes Association to present information about diabetes to 4th graders in a fun and interesting way that engages students. Each child has the opportunity to visit three different stations: one focusing on diabetes education, one focusing on nutrition and one focusing on exercise.
“It’s so cool to see how Greg’s love for teaching has enabled him to spread awareness of diabetes and how you can live a normal life by properly managing your health,” said Reed. “It’s so important for kids to learn about diabetes at a young age to reduce the risk of developing diabetes later in life. I think what Greg and the American Diabetes Association are doing with the Diabetes Busters program is such a great tie to our Drive to Stop Diabetes initiative.”
Ryan Reed and the ‘Riding with Ryan’ program roll into Iowa Speedway for the second time this season. Back in June, Reed finished 11th after starting in the same position.
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