MLive article about walk on OL Noah Stewart
Nice MLive article about walk on OL Noah Stewart, who holds a unique distinction (which you won't believe! -- okay, fine, no clickbait: He's a type 1 diabetic).
Loved this:
He does wear his glucose monitor, and [Abigail] O’Connor regularly grabs readings while still assisting with other players’ nutritional needs. The readings require her to be within about 20 feet of Stewart, sometimes closer. As a result, she’s far more knowledgeable about blocking schemes than the typical team nutritionist. She has to be to avoid getting run over.
September 28th, 2023 at 11:47 AM ^
Thanks for that! I've got a grandson with type 1. It's tough but manageable.
What's frustrating is people refusing to listen and understand when you explain to them that T1 and T2 are very different diseases.
September 28th, 2023 at 11:51 AM ^
The blank looks people get when you explain Type 1 is 100% different from Type 2 used to frustrate me to no end. Ex was Type 1, and the number of times I heard (even after explaining the difference) that she didn't look like a diabetic was frustrating.
Like DID YOU HEAR ANYTHING I JUST SAID YOU MORON had to be writ large on my face a million times.
September 28th, 2023 at 12:11 PM ^
I wish they had different names. I roll my eyes when I hear someone say they are diabetic and find they are talking about T2. Have two siblings with T1.
September 28th, 2023 at 12:46 PM ^
I don't get the negs. Used to be juvenile and adult type.
Pancreatic failure or insulin resistant.
Inherent or lifestyle associated.
Lots of ways to differentiate them, but explaining basic reproductive function to people on a daily basis, I'm always impressed by how little people know about how their body functions.
September 28th, 2023 at 1:00 PM ^
The negs are because no one is at fault for their own condition now, despite the rather obvious fact that a person is actually at fault for a lot of their own condition.
September 28th, 2023 at 4:02 PM ^
Seriously? Malnutrition is a real thing. Someone's circumstance may dictate how their body reacts when they are older. Just brushing everyone as at fault is not a fair statement.
September 28th, 2023 at 12:15 PM ^
My dad and sister have Type 1. Before the fancy glucose monitors, I can remember multiple times of either waking up to paramedics at the house because my dad's blood sugar had gotten dangerously low or forcing him him to eat/drink because you can tell when it's heading in that direction.
For those who haven't had the experience, dealing with a Type 1 whose blood sugar is getting way too low is like trying to reason with a black out drunk.
September 28th, 2023 at 1:31 PM ^
Feel you. My dad would cry uncontrollably or hide from my mom in order to jump out and scare her. We either got a puddle of tears or a five year old hiding in the shower.
September 28th, 2023 at 2:18 PM ^
For those who haven't had the experience, dealing with a Type 1 whose blood sugar is getting way too low is like trying to reason with a black out drunk.
That is completely inappropriate and inaccurate even if that was your anecdotal experience
September 28th, 2023 at 12:32 PM ^
My daughter is type 1. They should really have 2 separate names as they are totally different medical conditions
September 28th, 2023 at 1:20 PM ^
T1 - auto-immune disease where your body cannot produce insulin because your immune system attacks and kills islet cells responsible for producing insulin. People are born with this incurable* disease.
T2 - not a disease. side effect of eating way too much fucking cake for way too long.** totally curable if you stop gorging on Ho-Hos, slamming 4 two liter bottles of Mountain Dew a day, and move around a little bit.
* aside from the couple people in the Vertex study who received stem-cell therapy
** in very rare occasions, T2 is an actual disease linked to genetic mutations and not linked to massive amounts of sugar intake with lack of exercise as a lifestyle choice
September 28th, 2023 at 2:16 PM ^
I think Type 2 has a lot more genetic variation to it, but yes, if you are Type 2 it's on you to keep yourself below whatever line your body has designated "out of control".
September 28th, 2023 at 2:54 PM ^
Why are you so aggressive about... Type 2 diabetes? Just bizarre to be so angry about it that you're also mostly incorrect. According to the Mayo Clinic:
Type 2 diabetes is a condition that happens because of a problem in the way the body regulates and uses sugar as a fuel. That sugar also is called glucose. This long-term condition results in too much sugar circulating in the blood. Eventually, high blood sugar levels can lead to disorders of the circulatory, nervous and immune systems.
In type 2 diabetes, there are primarily two problems. The pancreas does not produce enough insulin — a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into the cells. And cells respond poorly to insulin and take in less sugar.
Type 2 diabetes used to be known as adult-onset diabetes, but both type 1 and type 2 diabetes can begin during childhood and adulthood. Type 2 is more common in older adults. But the increase in the number of children with obesity has led to more cases of type 2 diabetes in younger people.
There's no cure for type 2 diabetes. Losing weight, eating well and exercising can help manage the disease. If diet and exercise aren't enough to control blood sugar, diabetes medications or insulin therapy may be recommended.
September 28th, 2023 at 5:24 PM ^
Yep. I am not sure why he is so upset about Type 2 people. I see another comment that states it is to do with eating cake. I don't get people who want to shame others.
September 28th, 2023 at 6:54 PM ^
I’m “aggressive” about it because people eat / lazy themselves into type 2 99.9% of the time.
In type 2 diabetes, there are primarily two problems. The pancreas does not produce enough insulin — a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into the cells. And cells respond poorly to insulin and take in less sugar.
that’s technically true. those are the conditions/result of the “disease” but not the cause. Low insulin and poor glucose uptake in type 2 isn’t a genetic disorder. it is almost unanimously due to overeating and lack of exercise. they eat and lazy their way into the “disease.”
Blood glucose and insulin levels are linked. When you eat, blood glucose goes up and insulin levels drop. When you don’t eat for ~12-16 hours, your blood glucose is really low and insulin really high. This is why intermittent fasting works for almost everyone who can do it correctly. when people eat too much, especially sugars, and don’t exercise enough, over a long enough time they literally train their body to stop producing insulin and train their blood cells to stop taking in glucose.
All those medical websites call it a disease because they can’t say “it’s self inflicted”
they say it’s “genetic” because children of type 2 have diabetics have a higher chance to develop it (duh, mom and dad eat cake all day so will kids). it’s not because there is an associated genetic defect that is transmissible to offspring through sperm and egg.
it’s a self inflicted disease that is a massive drain on the healthcare system.
September 28th, 2023 at 10:01 PM ^
The cake-related fury makes it seem like you grew up next to an evil baker or something. Excessive anger is also associated with poor health outcomes. But who am I to believe the Mayo Clinic over THE Dr. Jaws?
September 28th, 2023 at 11:59 AM ^
"Stewart hadn’t appeared in a game since his final high school season two years prior. Holy s---, I’m gonna do this, he thought to himself. I’m gonna play a snap in the Big House."
Chills. So very cool.
September 28th, 2023 at 12:23 PM ^
Shoutout to Muskegon Country high school football.
September 28th, 2023 at 12:26 PM ^
Good article about a good guy, good family, and good UM support.
Proud to be a UM fan.
September 28th, 2023 at 1:52 PM ^
I'll be sure to always keep a lookout for Noah Stewart in blowouts or on the FG team now. Always happy to see a fellow type 1 person thrive.
September 28th, 2023 at 5:20 PM ^
Ditto.
I also have Crohn’s Disease, so I followed Ambry Thomas’s situation with UC (an analogous condition) very closely and was very impressed with his comeback.
Both of these guys rob me of a lot of my excuses for not being more active.
September 28th, 2023 at 2:18 PM ^
I have two siblings that are Type 1 diabetics (also had an uncle who was a Type 1) - they are absolute warriors. They ran a marathon together several years ago, and so I feel like I never have an excuse to complain about anything. It's fun to watch Type 1's (like Mark Andrews on the Ravens) succeed at professional sports. And yes - the misunderstanding from people who imply they should just eat better is infuriating. Type 1 ≠ Type 2.
September 28th, 2023 at 6:16 PM ^
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. It's an uplifting story.
September 28th, 2023 at 6:16 PM ^
Oops! Apparently I double clicked. Sorry.