▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁W ink ler ▁started ▁a ▁six - month ▁tour ▁of ▁seven ▁countries ▁that ▁started ▁at ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea ▁by ▁b icy cle ▁and ▁ended ▁at ▁Mount ▁Ever est . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁W ink ler ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁ins ul in - dependent ▁di ab etic ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁Mount ▁Ever est . ▁ ▁Sum m its ▁Two ▁examples ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Ger i ▁W ink ler ▁is ▁recorded ▁to ▁have ▁summ ited ▁Mount ▁Ever est ▁On ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Ger i ▁W ink ler ▁is ▁recorded ▁to ▁have ▁summ ited ▁Cho ▁O y u ▁ ▁Publications ▁▁ ▁W ink ler ▁G . ▁( Ed .) ▁Auf bru ch ▁in ▁die ▁Gren zen los igkeit . ▁Die ▁Frei heit ▁eines ▁Di abet iker leb ens . ▁( G erman ▁lang .). ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁. ▁ ▁W ink ler ▁G . ▁Sie ben ▁Wel ten ▁- ▁Seven ▁Sum m its . ▁Me in ▁Weg ▁zu ▁den ▁höch sten ▁G ip f eln ▁aller ▁Kont in ente . ▁( G erman ▁lang .). ▁Ty rol ia - Verlag , ▁In ns b ruck ▁and ▁Wien ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁. ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Con nie ▁Lev ett , ▁The Age ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁( New sp aper ▁/ ▁Australia ): ▁The ▁dead ly ▁business ▁of