Jay Cutler Feeling “10 times better” After Diabetes Diagnosis

A simply phenomenal article on Jay Cutler and his new struggle with Type I diabetes by Yahoo!’s Michael Silver. In his recent interview with Cutler, Silver discussed the disease and really paints an understandable picture for the reader.

Cutler talked about his new routine in dealing with diabetes.

“This goes everywhere with me. The first thing I do in the morning is test myself to see where I am, and it’s the last thing I do before I go to bed. This whole thing is a little scary sometimes, but it’s not like you have a choice. It’s part of your life, you know?”

He also shed some light on how his condition was overlooked in 2007.

“”I was just crushing food. I was eating six meals a day – I’d eat a meal and like 30 minutes later I’d be ready to eat again. Yet I kept losing weight, and they were telling me it was the stress. I was like, ‘I’m not that stressed.’ I mean, my jeans were falling off my body and I was all pale. I looked like hell.”

The difference in Cutler’s weight was noticeable by season’s end, yet it wasn’t until a mandatory blood test in April that the disease was caught. Now Cutler says he is feeling “10 times better” at a healthy 230 lbs., and is ready to embark on the 2008 season.

The fact that the medical staff overlooked this concerned me then, and it concerns me now. Cutler said in his press conference that he doesn’t like going to the doctor and so avoided a closer look, but the staff really should have insisted on checking this out. I’m glad he’ll be back in proper shape for the 2008 season.