Who is Daniel Dunn?

I recently wrote a blog post for an online community I joined and some of my new friends said I should put it on my own blog.  So here it is.  Again, this is an excerpt from a blog post for Tudiabetes, which I’m not really sure what it stands for, but I do know that I’m pretty excited to find this place for diabetics and those who encounter this wonderful disease in any way shape or form.  So,  please read on…

“Wow, I’m excited to find this community, tudiabetes.org. Not exactly sure how I came across it, but I did and here I am. Where do I start? I wanted to start with who I am. My name is Daniel Dunn, I’m 38, and have been diabetic for 6 years. Yeah, 32 (I think) when I “became” diabetic. I was on my way to work at a summer camp for kids, I was going to be a camp counselor, when I started having all the now, typical to you and me, signs and symptoms. Peeing a lot, extreme thirst, muscle soreness, blurry vision. It’s so funny when I look back on it, but it’s really not a funny situation. One thing that really pisses me off about the whole thing is the lack of information available, especially from the doctor’s office. They were the worst. Actually no, they sucked. But whatever, I became diabetic and it was the best/worst thing that ever happened to me. I’m healthier now than I’ve ever been, I take care of myself, and I live in a wonderful place, the mountains of Colorado.

So who am I? I am a mt. biker, trail runner, backcountry skier, Search and Rescue professional, business owner, triathlete, marathoner, climber, ski mountaineer, road cyclist, camper, backpacker, and beer drinker. I had to put that last part in there just so you wouldn’t think I was some kind of body nazi. I mean, I’m an athlete, and I’m an exercise junkie, but I love my beer and actually worked professionally as a brewer in two different brewpubs.

My latest reincarnation of myself in business owner, which is far and away the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I own a company called Daniel Dunn Productions, (smart name huh?) I shoot video cameras and edit finished videos or movies for clients. I mainly do weddings, but have definitely started down the commercial/corporate side of things. Business to business is my next big thing to concentrate on. I love working for myself, but it can be scary, wondering where the $ is gonna come from. But I love it. No doubt.

I have experience in a lot of different things, but what I’m most proud of is my ability to make friends. So let’s become friends and learn from each other. I’ve had profound lows and ridiculous highs. And I really love helping with kids. Oh, I’m an ex-teacher, forgot that part.

Friend me, tweet me, use me, whatever. Let’s connect and beat this disease!”

Daniel having fun in Jackson Hole after too much coffee