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Jay Cutler has Diabetes

Discussion in 'Other NFL' started by Kucha, May 2, 2008.

  1. Kucha

    Kucha Season Ticket Holder

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    This according to PFT:

    I don't know much about this disease but is this right? Should he have been benched to take care of his medical issue? If so, this is a major conflict of interest for his team doctors, IMO.
     
  2. CrunchTime

    CrunchTime Administrator Retired Administrator

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    I think this a case of what the doctor thinks vs the coaches and the players desire to play .

    The later usually get their way.

    The problem arises when the players agree with the doctors and not the coaches.
     
  3. mason

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    there is no way to cure of fix type one diabetes. All three of my employees and a few friends are type one diabetic. For clarity- type one is the one the comes in late childhood and is caused by a lack of insulin.

    depending on the insulin dosage and insulin type a person could be injecting themselves four to six times a day. It is hard to gain weight while a type one diabetic (all the one i know are skinny, even one that works out five days a week) because you have to be very careful of what your carb and sugar intake is.

    Imagine being on the jenny craig diet for the rest of your life- that's depressing. And if you try to be like most dieters and fall of the wagon you may wind up in a diabetic coma.

    Any large change in routine can cause a diabetics blood sugar level to fluctuate wildly. Adding the extra rigors of a full nfl season was probably enough to cause problems.

    Also, there are specialist doctors to help with diabetes and the correct insulin dosage and type, many standard doctors follow a cookie cutter procedure that may or may not work- the patients are all different in lifestyle and body interaction to insulin- so typically a diabetic devises his own system. Like i said- i have five diabteic friends, three go to the samne doctor, and all of them have different levels, insulin types, and medication times. So Cutler having a problem his first year isn't surprising, i'm sure over time he will learn how to better medicate and will be fine.
     
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  4. aero zeppelin

    aero zeppelin Season Ticket Holder

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    Mason definitely makes some good points.

    I am a type one diabetic and I feel I lead a pretty normal life. There are obviously things that will be difficult for Cutler, but I don't necessarily think weight will be one of them. With the people he will have advising him on how and what to eat I think the weight won't be an issue. His eating habits will definitely change, but if he takes care of his blood sugar I don't think he should have to many problems.

    Being an NFL QB he should have access to all of the latest diabetes supplies (ie. needles, insulin pumps and monitors). Figuring out how the exercise and rigors of his schedule will effect his blood sugar will be difficult, but once he figures that out and gets on a good schedule I don't think this will have any major impact on his football career. I play hockey and have for years. Figuring out how to take care of my blood sugar during games and practices was difficult, but is certainly achievable.

    The most interesting thing for him will be to see how the exercise, adrenaline, and stress affect him. Exercise will lower the blood sugar and stress will raise it. When you combine the adrenaline and the exercise some interesting things happen. If I work out without any sort of competition my blood sugar will go down and I will require less insulin for the rest of the day. However, when I play in a hockey game the combination of exercise and competition causes my blood sugar to rise initially and then once the game is over it tends to crash.

    Having to high or low of blood sugar is not only dangerous long term, but can also cause you to feel absolutely terrible when it high or low (things like an inability to concentrate, headaches, sweating, shaking etc.). If Cutler can control his blood sugar I don't see any reason for his career to suffer, if he doesn't control his blood sugar though it will not only cost him his health eventually, but also will cause him to perform noticeably worse.

    If any one has any questions about diabetes I would be happy to try to answer them at some point (just not tonight as it is my Senior Prom :-))
     

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