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Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler has been diagnosed with diabetes.
Cutler has Type I diabetes, which typically arises during youth. It is the more serious form of the disease, and it leaves Cutler dependent on insulin.
The team reportedly believes that the condition won’t affect Cutler’s performance. “People need to understand this is very treatable,” a Broncos source told the Denver Post. “Jay’s going to be fine.”
Former NFL quarterback and current Cowboys assistant Wade Wilson also was diagnosed with Type I diabetes in his 20s.
May 1st, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Wow. Not really a Cutler fan, but you have to respect this kid. Comes from a great academic school and is doing good things with Denver. I hope this truly is very treatable, and he makes an impact on the NFL in the years to come.
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May 1st, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Geez, I’ll bet he wasn’t feeling too well last year.
Glad they got it diagnosed.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 12:06 am
A question to the other PFTers: Is it actually “very treatable” or is this going to affect his career? What’s the real deal?
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May 2nd, 2008 at 12:14 am
“People need to understand this is very treatable,” a Broncos source told the Denver Post. “Jay’s going to be fine.”
Tell that to Micheal Sinclair.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 12:42 am
This shouldn’t be public information and should be private! Did Jay give his consent to print that? I smell a lawsuit…
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May 2nd, 2008 at 5:04 am
it’s diabetes people, you act like he has HIV.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 8:10 am
It would be nice to hear from someone of a similar age who has the same condition ……. Anyone?
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May 2nd, 2008 at 8:51 am
My best goes out to Jay and his family. It will be a test of strength to him and his loved ones.
Diabetes is, like the sources said, very treatable. There are numerous ways to take insulin these days, and even more ways to monitor your blood sugar. As long as he takes care of himself (being a professional athlete helps), chances are he won’t experience any physical effects for a long, long time…
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May 2nd, 2008 at 8:57 am
Cutler is a good young quarterback and I hope that this doesn’t effect his potential to grow into one of the league’s elite gun-slingers…
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May 2nd, 2008 at 9:04 am
many years ago there a phenominal athlete who played quarterback for notre dame,his name was coley o’brien,i believe,he had diabetes.unfortunately as the game went on he ran out of gas because he couldn’t regulate his insulin while he was on the field.i’m sure that they could regulate it at half time,but he was never up to his first half performance.
i know the knowledge about diabetes has expanded but i’ve seen some people i know who have juvenile diabetes and they have to sit on the disease from hour to hour or they suffer consequences.
i hope mr. cutler has a milder form and it has been caught in an earliest stages.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 9:17 am
My best also to Jay and his ability to deal with this. Hall of famer hockey player Bobby Clarke of the Philadelphia Flyers back in the 70’s had diabetes and he had a stellar career and two Stanley Cup rings while on insulin.
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May 2nd, 2008 at 9:49 am
Lest anyone forget Adam Morrison of the Bobcats (I think) has type 1 but I believe he has had that most of his life.
I am very similar to Cutler. 27 years old, 6′5″, obviously not an NFL QB but I competed in collegiate athletics. At age 21 (after “retiring” from NCAA-sanctioned competition) I developed type 1 diabetes. I was 220lbs back then and over the course of 2 months lost about 40 lbs before finally going to the doctor to get it diagnosed. Since getting it under (mostly) control I gained about 15 back and don’t want/need to weigh any more since I sit at a computer for a living instead of throw footballs around.
It is a major life-style change and your blood sugar level does affect how you feel and think. When my blood sugar gets too low I can’t focus on anything until it is back to a normal range. Too high and I feel very lethargic. It is tricky to maintain and every individual is different when it comes to managing it. When playing flag football on a hot day my concentration can definitely lapse towards the end of the game, and diabetics are at a higher risk for infections so I am always on the lookout to clean out scrapes and cuts. But as long as Cutler does what he is supposed to do to take care of himself he should be fine.
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