Athletes with diabetes

[Sgt PSN]

Damn, sorry to hear about your kid man.  Diabetes sucks but I suppose Type 1 is the "best" kind to get.  I've got a couple friends with diabetes.  One has type 1 the other has type 3.  Both have been medically discharged from the Marines.

But my friend that has type 1 diabetes works as a firefighter and prison guard.  Both jobs are physically demanding but do-able with type 1. 

Unfortunately for my friend with type 3, he'll probably be dead in 5 years or so. 

So the good news is that your kid should be able to do just about anything he wants......except join the military.  Sports shouldn't be a problem for him at all.  He's going to have to be alot more careful about what he eats/drinks now but for the most part he should be able to enjoy a very normal and physically active lifestyle. 

Actually type 2 diabetes is the one to have.

type 1 is when you take insulin shots and stuff
type 2 is when you diet and excercise or take drugs
type 3 is for pregnant women is called Gestational diabetes


i have type 2 thank god.

Hmmmm, guess I was mistaken about the difference between types 1 and 2.  I'm almost positive though that my one friend said he has type 3 though.  Which type of diabetes affects the kidneys?  My buddy that I said has type 3 has been told by the docs that within the next 3-5 years he's probably going to have complete kidney shutdown. 

[Susquehanna Birder]

I was wondering what the hell Type 3 was, too. I've heard people refer to gestational as Type 3, but that's not standard. And there are some new claims at a Type 3 that is more of a hybrid between 1 and 2.

Both 1 and 2 have the potential to damage kidneys if they are not under control. And usually by the time somebody has been diagnosed with Type 2, they have already taken a good bit of damage.