Cutler Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes

[Blazedestin]

Found it off of ESPN.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3377828

[Walter]

That sucks big time

[MMONTERO]

I read that he'll be fine though. It just sucks for him. It shouldn't affect his career at all.

[Walter]

Yeah, one of my good friends has Type-1 Diabetes, and he's pretty much fine except he needs to watch his blood sugar and take some medication.

[phenomenal_waffles]

Noooooooo!

[FL_Dawg]

They are testing me for the very same reason on Monday. I wish him the best

[jimmyp]

Oh crap.

Well it doesn't really affect his playing status now, but come 60 years of age he'll have all kind of things wrong with him. Poor Spock.

[Drumsteroo]

He just has to take an insulin shot every day, and watch the sugar. Wont effect his play unless d-lineman smear chocolate all over thier jerseys.

[NoNonsenseCoach]

A kid on my team has type one diabetes. Occasionally he sits out s play and takes a sugar pill. Doesn't effect his play at all though.

[Drumsteroo]

That really sucks for him, cutler and nnc's player, to have it so young. Isnt it rare for athletes to get diabetes?

[Walter]

They are testing me for the very same reason on Monday. I wish him the best

Wow good luck, I hope everything works out.

[Blazedestin]

That really sucks for him, cutler and nnc's player, to have it so young. Isnt it rare for athletes to get diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes is generally linked to obesity and a poor diet. That is rare in athletes for obvious reasons. Type 1 however, is genetic. I think. I'm not a medical expert of any sort.

[jimmyp]

Type 2 diabetes is generally linked to obesity and a poor diet. That is rare in athletes for obvious reasons. Type 1 however, is genetic. I think. I'm not a medical expert of any sort.

Actually identical twins are more likely to get type 2 (80-90%) than type 1 (30-40%). No one really knows what causes it and the going theory is that it might be a viral infection during childhood. Oh and Cutler will probably have to do the whole 4 injection thing a day otherwise it'll be really hard for him to control his weight.

Sucks though. Damn.

[Vbsiena]

See i thought Type 1 was the one you get at childhood. Seems kinda late in life for Culter to develop type 1.