A Link Between Occupation and Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes affects primarily young children. But that is not the case for people with Type 1 diabetes participating in competitive sports. All of them are diagnosed in adulthood or adolescence with type 1 diabetes.

1. Type 1 diabetes is prevalent among the sportiest participating in certain sports activities like driving bicycles, triathlon, etc. ... The difference in incidence and prevalence of type 1 diabetes between certain sports activities is manifold.

2. In contrast, Type 1 diabetes among competitive sportiest in certain sports (competitive tennis players, etc.) is unheard of or almost non-existent.

Type 1 Diabetes among Professional Cyclists

The Team Novo Nordisk professional cycling team is made up entirely of riders living with type 1 diabetes.

Type 1 Diabetes among Professional Baseball Players

Interesting fact: Of 10 professional baseball players diagnosed with T1DM, 6 of them are Pitchers

Samuel Babson "Sam" Fuld (born November 20, 1981) is an American professional baseball outfielder- diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 10

David Michael Hollins (born May 25, 1966 in Buffalo, New York) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. - During the 1994 season Hollins was diagnosed with diabetes

James Augustus "Catfish" Hunter (April 8, 1946 – September 9, 1999) was a professional baseball pitcher player in Major League Baseball - In spring training (1978), he was diagnosed with diabetes

Jason Michael Johnson (born October 27, 1973, in Santa Barbara, California) is a starting pitcher for the Amarillo Sox in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball - diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 11

Mark Christopher Lowe (born June 7, 1983) is a professional baseball relief pitcher - diagnosed with diabetes in 2008

Dustin Michael McGowan (born March 24, 1982) is an American professional baseball pitcher - diagnosed with diabetes in 2004

Brandon John Morrow (born July 26, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher - Morrow is a Type 1 diabetic who was diagnosed as a senior in high school.

Dave Pember (born May 24, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher - had type 1 diabetes since youth.

Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American baseball - Near the time of his retirement, Robinson was diagnosed with diabetes, Robinson started out as first baseman; later he moved to second base (second baseman), a position he held for the rest of his career – (Diabetes Type: unknown)

Ronald Edward Santo (February 25, 1940 – December 3, 2010) [2] was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball - He was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 18.

Note! There are 9 fielding positions in baseball. Each position conventionally has an associated number, which is used to score putouts: 1 (pitcher), 2 (catcher), 3 (first baseman), 4 (second baseman), 5 (third baseman), 6 (shortstop), 7 (left fielder), 8 (center fielder), and 9 (right fielder).

Type 1 Diabetes among Professional American Football Players

Jay Christopher Cutler (born April 29, 1983) is an American football quarterback - On May 1, 2008, Cutler announced that he had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and needs daily insulin shots. (Jay Cutler, quarterback for the Chicago Bears, first learned he had type 1 diabetes in May of 2008, when he was 25 years old. https://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/diabetes/taking-type-1

Michael Kitome Echols (born October 13, 1978) is a former American football cornerback - diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (year ???).

James David Fryzel (born on April 21, 1981 in Youngstown, Ohio) is a former Arena Football League (The Arena Football League (AFL) is the highest level of professional indoor American football in the United States.) – Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2006. (He was 25 years old when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.)

Jay Robert Leeuwenburg (born June 18, 1969 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former American football offensive lineman Jay Leeuwenburg was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 12.

Charles Charles Wade Wilson (born February 1, 1959) is a former American football quarterback - diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (Wade Wilson was diagnosed as having Type 1, insulin-dependent diabetes at age 25 https://www.denverpost.com/2008/08/13/wilson-knows-cutlers-battle/ )

Type 1 Diabetes among Professional Ice Hockey Players

Nicholas Carl Boynton (born January 14, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman - Boynton was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1999. (He was 20 years old when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.)

Robert Earle Clarke (born August 13, 1949), also known as Bob Clarke and Bobby Clarke, is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre - the time he was 12 or 13 years old, he learned he had diabetes.[

Brandon James "B. J." Crombeen[1] (born July 10, 1985) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey right winger - has been a Type I diabetic since he was 9.

Tobias Emanuel Petersen (born October 27, 1978, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional ice hockey right winger - Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 5.

Type 1 Diabetes among Professional Car Racing Drivers

Dexter Bean (born January 5, 1987) is an American stock car racing driver. - He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 18

Charlie Kimball (born February 20, 1985) is an Anglo-American racecar driver - At 22, Kimball was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes

Miguel Paludo (born July 26, 1983 in Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is a Brazilian professional racing driver – Paludo was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2004 at the age of 21

Ryan Reed (born August 12, 1993) is an American stock car racing driver - diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in Feb. 2011 at age 17.