I don't know if alot of players know this but Larry Nevel and Shawn Putnam are both kind of exceptional players, not only because of the level that they compete at but because they do it with one of the most difficult diseases in the world, Diabetes.
I know myself how difficult it is being diabetic myself. It's tough enough just to play but to try and manage your blood sugar level for a whole tournament is nearly impossible. Stress, not enough sleep, what you eat, to much excersize or not enough can all effect the blood sugar drastically.
Most diabetics can't be in the smoke. It's just one more problem to add to the list that makes it hard to manage the disease.
Larry Nevel and Shawn Putnam are heros to me. And I know that all you AZers that are diabetic must feel the same way. How do they do it?
Most players start out the day with a full tank of energy when their day starts out in a tournament. Diabetics many times start out with only 1/2 tank of energy and it can get worse and there is nothing you can do about it. It's all a guessing game trying to balance the blood sugar. You just have to try and guess good and say Oh well. Here we go............
My hat is really off to these 2 professionals because I personally know what they are dealing with. Larry Nevel played a great tournament and Shawn at this time is still going strong. Amazing to say the least.
There are many AZers on here that are diabetic. Could you share your thoughts on the subject and shed a little light on how difficult you feel it would be competeing at any level being diabetic.
Thanks for your comments ahead of time. Geno...........
I know myself how difficult it is being diabetic myself. It's tough enough just to play but to try and manage your blood sugar level for a whole tournament is nearly impossible. Stress, not enough sleep, what you eat, to much excersize or not enough can all effect the blood sugar drastically.
Most diabetics can't be in the smoke. It's just one more problem to add to the list that makes it hard to manage the disease.
Larry Nevel and Shawn Putnam are heros to me. And I know that all you AZers that are diabetic must feel the same way. How do they do it?
Most players start out the day with a full tank of energy when their day starts out in a tournament. Diabetics many times start out with only 1/2 tank of energy and it can get worse and there is nothing you can do about it. It's all a guessing game trying to balance the blood sugar. You just have to try and guess good and say Oh well. Here we go............
My hat is really off to these 2 professionals because I personally know what they are dealing with. Larry Nevel played a great tournament and Shawn at this time is still going strong. Amazing to say the least.
There are many AZers on here that are diabetic. Could you share your thoughts on the subject and shed a little light on how difficult you feel it would be competeing at any level being diabetic.
Thanks for your comments ahead of time. Geno...........