Jay Cutler diagnosed with diabetes

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Here is a post about one of the worst QB's in the NFL. When was the last time the Bronco's drafted a decent QB ?


 

AP - May 2, 1:39 am EDT NFL Gallery ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP)—Jay Cutler realizes he should have recognized something was wrong last season when lost 35 pounds and some zip on his famous fastballs.

“I had no energy,” the Denver Broncos’ third-year quarterback said Friday. “We thought it might be stress and the grind of going through a whole season. But once I got back here and started working out again, I just wasn’t making any improvement. I wasn’t getting any stronger. I was still losing weight.”

Routine blood tests that are required before players participate in the team’s offseason strength and conditioning program revealed the answer: His sugars were about five times higher than normal.

The 25-year-old quarterback met with doctors last month, who told him he’s an insulin-dependent diabetic. He got a crash course in the disease and its ramifications if uncontrolled.

“It’s a little overwhelming to get that news and realize you’re going to have to completely change your life,” said Cutler, who accepted his fate after a few days.

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“It’s not something that’s going to go away,” Cutler said. “It’s something I’m going to have to deal with my entire life and you’ve got to come to grips with that.”

He said he never worried about his career being in jeopardy.

“No. That’s the first thing they said to me: ‘It’s going to affect your lifestyle a little bit, but you’ll be able to continue to play football,”’ Cutler said. “I’m not the first athlete to get diabetes and I won’t be the last.”

Other professional athletes who dealt with diabetes and had successful careers include NFL quarterback Wade Wilson; tennis stars Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King, Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr., NHL star Bobby Clarke, baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb and boxing greats Joe Frazier and Sugar Ray Robinson.

As long as Cutler manages his disease through exercise, medication and diet, there’s no medical reason he wouldn’t be able to continue performing at the NFL level. He’ll have to monitor his blood glucose levels during games and drink some Gatorade if his sugars drop too low or take a shot of insulin if they skyrocket.

“I’ve got a lot of people watching me,” Cutler said. “It’s not going to affect me on the field. I’m going to make changes off the field, eating and stuff like that.”

About 21 million Americans have diabetes, meaning their bodies cannot properly turn blood sugar into energy. Either they don’t produce enough insulin or don’t use it correctly. With the Type 1 form that Cutler has, the body’s immune system attacks insulin-producing pancreatic cells, so that patients require insulin injections to survive. It usually, but not always, strikes in childhood.

The 6-foot-3 Cutler said he dropped from 238 pounds to 203 by season’s end but is back up to 220 since beginning insulin injections after he was diagnosed last month.

“I’ve felt great. I’ve felt 100 times better,” he said. “Just a difference now and four, five weeks ago is tremendous. It’s hard to explain what you feel like when your levels are at 400, 500, it’s different. You don’t have any energy, you don’t really want to do anything, you sleep a lot. It’s tough to deal with.”

Cutler said he had all the classic signs of diabetes: unexplained weight loss, frequent urination, constant thirst, lack of energy. Without a family history of the disease, though, he never suspected that was the culprit.

Cutler, the 11th pick in the 2006 draft, threw for nearly 3,500 yards and 20 touchdowns last season but the Broncos missed the playoffs for a second straight year. It was obvious as the season wore on that his arm strength wasn’t what it was his rookie year, when he started the final five weeks of the season.

“I’m not going to blame it on that, but thinking back, there were some throws that didn’t have a lot on them,” Cutler said. “I was able to go out and perform, I just wasn’t that energetic. I was tired. After the games, I was completely wiped out. Some games I didn’t do a whole lot. There was something wrong.”

In the weight room, he couldn’t lift as much, and when he and teammates Brandon Marshall and Tony Scheffler gathered in Atlanta over the winter to work out together, Cutler said there were times he couldn’t get out of bed in the morning he was so exhausted.

“They would ask me what was up and I would say, ‘I don’t know. I’m just so tired,”’ Cutler recalled. When he went back to campus to visit friends at Vanderbilt, they, too, wondered what was wrong: “I was pale, I was skinny, I couldn’t run. It was pretty dramatic.”

Now, he feels like a million bucks and he’s eager to get into practices and exhibitions to see how his body reacts and how he can keep his blood sugars in control during competition.

As for his changes in diet, no more eating, as he put it, “anything and everything.”

“It’s a big adjustment,” Cutler said. “You’re 25 years old, you’re used to eating whatever you want, doing whatever you want. If you want to go out to lunch, go ahead and go. Now, you’re counting carbs and eating healthier and injecting insulin at the table. You’ve got to have your insulin, your needles, your glucose meter, yeah, it’s a big change. But it’s something you have to deal with.”

Eating less fast food is a silver lining to his diagnosis, said Cutler, who is looking into getting an insulin pump in the next month and plans to expand his charity work to include juvenile diabetes.

He also wants fans to know he’s going to be all right.

“This is a serious, serious disease, and I’m going to have it for the rest of my life,” Cutler said. “It’s not going to change me on the field. I’m going to have some lifestyle changes, but I’m probably going to be a better quarterback this year than I was last year.”

AP free-lancer Mike Kelly contributed to this report.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

He'll have to constantly check his blood sugar before and during games from now on.  The Broncos better get another QB that's capable of at least spot starting in case he can't go. 

[Sunstroke]

Here is a post about one of the worst QB's in the NFL. When was the last time the Bronco's drafted a decent QB ?

The last decent QB they selected is named Jay Cutler...

"One of the worst QBs in the NFL?" Wow... I hate the Broncos too, but Cutler isn't their biggest issue right now, not by a long shot. I hope Jay manages his diabetes well enough to avoid problems later on.

[bsfins]

He'll have to constantly check his blood sugar before and during games from now on.  The Broncos better get another QB that's capable of at least spot starting in case he can't go. 

Tommy you are full of shit.....Millions of people in this country live everyday with diabetes,and OHH my god,they actually work....Checking his blood sugar takes 30 seconds...ohh my god at halftime he'll eat something,It wont be a major impact...on his playing....

He's an NFL QB that makes good money..Gameday they'll probably have a Doctor,doing it...

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Tommy you are full of shit.....Millions of people in this country live everyday with diabetes,and OHH my god,they actually work....Checking his blood sugar takes 30 seconds...ohh my god at halftime he'll eat something,It wont be a major impact...on his playing....

He's an NFL QB that makes good money..Gameday they'll probably have a Doctor,doing it...

And when he's exerting himself 10 times more than the average person and his body is burning nutrients at a much faster pace as a result, he can't risk playing with his blood sugar too high or too low.  There are several athletes who would take themselves out of a game as a result of that.... the one I'm most familiar with being former Knicks center Chris Dudley. 

On a side note, I have to wonder why are you always such a dick to me.  Is it because you've got no testicles from hiding behind a PC, or because you know I'd easily get the drop on you and break your ass in half if you ever said that shit to my face. 

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Is it because you've got no testicles from hiding behind a PC, or because you know I'd easily get the drop on you and break your ass in half if you ever said that shit to my face.

Is hypocrisy or irony the right word here?  Oxy-moronic?  Just plain moronic? 

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Is hypocrisy or irony the right word here?  Oxy-moronic?  Just plain moronic? 

Really?  I'd love to see if you actually have the balls to say some of the shit you've said to my face too.  Right now my money is on you pussying out as well. 

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And when he's exerting himself 10 times more than the average person and his body is burning nutrients at a much faster pace as a result, he can't risk playing with his blood sugar too high or too low.  There are several athletes who would take themselves out of a game as a result of that.... the one I'm most familiar with being former Knicks center Chris Dudley. 

On a side note, I have to wonder why are you always such a dick to me.  Is it because you've got no testicles from hiding behind a PC, or because you know I'd easily get the drop on you and break your ass in half if you ever said that shit to my face. 

Umm because you're full of shit? and seem to have no problem with talking trash,because you know people are hundreds of miles away.....You have no clue about me or my physical shape...yet constantly threaten to kick my ass?

You have absolutely no clue about what you're saying....but post it over and over,and over....Yet I bite my tongue over,and over,and over...

There is a pitcher right now on the Atlanta Braves that's Diabetic,and there was a D-lineman that about 8 or ten years ago that was diabetic.....Micheal Sinclair...Ron Santo Played through Diabetes,mismanaged it,and now pays the price....
Kelli Kuehne LPGA golfer diabetic...

Jay Cutler isn't going to be running up and down the court constantly....

Even with Type one Diabetes,He's not wearing an insulin pump....It's controllable with shots...It's May, and he's still got 3-4 months to figure out what,when,and how much he should eat Prior to playing a game....After Cutler and Broncos figure out a plan with diet,and exercise,and Dosage of insulin....Jay Cutler will feel better than he has in years,his Blood sugar wont go up and crash..It will stay steady,giving him more energy...and in no way will have any effect on his playing time....

Being that I am Living as a diabetic,and my whole family is Diabetic,and having lost my brother to the disease....I know about living with the disease....

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Umm because you're full of shit? and seem to have no problem with talking trash,because you know people are hundreds of miles away.....You have no clue about me or my physical shape...yet constantly threaten to kick my ass?

You have absolutely no clue about what you're saying....but post it over and over,and over....Yet I bite my tongue over,and over,and over...

There is a pitcher right now on the Atlanta Braves that's Diabetic,and there was a D-lineman that about 8 or ten years ago that was diabetic.....Micheal Sinclair...Ron Santo Played through Diabetes,mismanaged it,and now pays the price....
Kelli Kuehne LPGA golfer diabetic...

Jay Cutler isn't going to be running up and down the court constantly....

Even with Type one Diabetes,He's not wearing an insulin pump....It's controllable with shots...It's May, and he's still got 3-4 months to figure out what,when,and how much he should eat Prior to playing a game....After Cutler and Broncos figure out a plan with diet,and exercise,and Dosage of insulin....Jay Cutler will feel better than he has in years,his Blood sugar wont go up and crash..It will stay steady,giving him more energy...and in no way will have any effect on his playing time....

Being that I am Living as a diabetic,and my whole family is Diabetic,and having lost my brother to the disease....I know about living with the disease....

OK, so you know more about living with the disease, but we don't know exactly how bad Jay Cutler's condition is.  And while he's not going to be running up and down the court constantly, he is going to be doing some intense running, as well as getting hit constantly. 

I sincerely hope that  you'll get it through your thick head that maybe, just maybe, you can correct someone without the personal attacks such as the "you're full of shit"

[Defense54]

 I knew Jay Cutler was too sweet...........

Seriously......Don't like to see anyone with health issues. Best of luck to him and maybe he can do some charity in the field.

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yeah,and You don't need to threaten to kick everyone's ass because they say something they don't like...and continue to talk out your ass.....

We do know what his condition is? He's type 1 diabetic....That isn't required to wear a diabetic pump....
As long as Cutler manages his disease through exercise, medication and diet, there’s no medical reason he wouldn’t be able to continue performing at the NFL level. He’ll have to monitor his blood glucose levels during games and drink some Gatorade if his sugars drop too low or take a shot of insulin if they skyrocket

So Why would they need to get a QB for spot starts?

[run_to_win]

Really?  I'd love to see if you actually have the balls to say some of the shit you've said to my face too.  Right now my money is on you pussying out as well. 

You don't see the humor in someone getting mad and talking tough from behind his keyboard ABOUT others doing the same thing?

You've actually become a caricature of yourself.  Congrats!  Most people here go out of their way to NOT comment on your dumb comments.  Otherwise this would become the "Tommy Makes Us Laugh" forum.

Anyhoo, if we ever met I'd just slip in a few multisyllable words and by the time you figured out what I said the party'd be long over. 

[Sunstroke]

A booming Voice issued forth from the stormclouds over Thread Valley, causing all who lived below to cast their gaze toward the heavens.

"Thou shalt not be dicks unto each other"

...warned the Voice, and then was gone.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

We do know what his condition is? He's type 1 diabetic....That isn't required to wear a diabetic pump....
As long as Cutler manages his disease through exercise, medication and diet, there’s no medical reason he wouldn’t be able to continue performing at the NFL level. He’ll have to monitor his blood glucose levels during games and drink some Gatorade if his sugars drop too low or take a shot of insulin if they skyrocket

So Why would they need to get a QB for spot starts?

Do we really know what his condition is?  While type 1 diabetes is clearly defined, from what I've seen, there are different levels of it.  Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong (without the attacks of course).

Keep in mind that this is what the doctors are saying.  Doctors can spin things off on the media too..... just ask the family of former Celtics star Reggie Lewis. 

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Type one diabetes means your body isn't producing insulin..
http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes.jsp

Type two your body is producing Insulin,just mis using it..I can't think of the word...

Cutler can ignore and live fine...but feel like shit,develop heart disease,Kidney failure,go into a coma,Go blind,lose limbs....

But it's like the portion I showed...if takes it serious,and follows the Doctors plans advise,and monitor his blood sugar...Watch his diet..He'll be fine,and actually feel better...His blood sugar wont fluctuate,giving him the sever ups and downs,mood swings feeling great ,then crashing.....

The worse thing he can do...(both my sisters the idiots,both do it) Say I can eat what ever I want,I'll just take more insulin....

So Jay cutler wont be able to go have drinks with his Buddies,Limit his Carbs, probably go on a carb consistent diet...Diet Soda only,if at all,..Most Chocolate cake,and things like that are out the door....Cough,and cold medications can negate the effects of your insulin,or raise your blood sugar,so he has to watch what medications,and workout supplements he uses....

Even if he was on an insulin pump,the worse case scenario,would be they would have to hide it in his shoulder pads,it breaks and they have to switch it during a game.....

When you say different levels Yes, there are different Levels...I myself keep losing weight to lessen my risk of becoming diabetic....I would be type 2 diabetic...My brother was type 1,My mom,and 2 sisters are type 2.
My oldest sister is on 3 different types of insulin..2 pills and a shot...My other sister..Is just on pills..My mom takes a shot,every night,then checks her blood sugar before each meal,if it's over 15,she has to take another shot of a different insulin...Luckily she hasn't had to take an "extra shot" in about 6 months.....(but yet again she also has a heart condition,which complicates things....