fishy
02-10-2004, 02:38 PM
Joe Gibbs -- the Hall of Fame coach of the Washington Redskins -- is a T1 diabetic. In today's Washington Post I noticed the following report:
"Gibbs, Brunell Hold Chat
Coach Makes Detour To Hospital on Visit
By Nunyo Demasio
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 10, 2004; Page D01
Washington Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs suffered a diabetic reaction due to an insulin imbalance last night at the start of a dinner meeting in the Jacksonville, Fla., area with Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell. The three-time Pro Bowl player drove Gibbs to Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, about 40 miles from Jacksonville, where the coach was treated in the emergency room and released by 8:30 p.m., according to a hospital official.
Gibbs -- who flew to Florida to speak to Brunell about joining the Redskins -- returned to the dinner afterward.
"He had an imbalance in his insulin, they gave him the required dosage to correct the imbalance and he went on his way," Redskins spokesman Karl Swanson said last night. "They didn't keep him there. They gave him what he needed and he left."
When Gibbs, 63, announced his return to the Redskins on Jan. 7, he revealed that he had been diagnosed with diabetes since retiring in 1992. Gibbs -- the second-oldest coach in the NFL -- viewed it in a characteristically positive light, saying that it will force him to keep a promise to his wife about being conscious of his diet and sleep habits."
Huh? He's been a diabetic for 14 years and he ends up having a hypo when he's about to eat and then has to be driven 40 miles to get an "insulin imbalance" fixed.
What's all that about then?
"Gibbs, Brunell Hold Chat
Coach Makes Detour To Hospital on Visit
By Nunyo Demasio
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 10, 2004; Page D01
Washington Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs suffered a diabetic reaction due to an insulin imbalance last night at the start of a dinner meeting in the Jacksonville, Fla., area with Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell. The three-time Pro Bowl player drove Gibbs to Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, about 40 miles from Jacksonville, where the coach was treated in the emergency room and released by 8:30 p.m., according to a hospital official.
Gibbs -- who flew to Florida to speak to Brunell about joining the Redskins -- returned to the dinner afterward.
"He had an imbalance in his insulin, they gave him the required dosage to correct the imbalance and he went on his way," Redskins spokesman Karl Swanson said last night. "They didn't keep him there. They gave him what he needed and he left."
When Gibbs, 63, announced his return to the Redskins on Jan. 7, he revealed that he had been diagnosed with diabetes since retiring in 1992. Gibbs -- the second-oldest coach in the NFL -- viewed it in a characteristically positive light, saying that it will force him to keep a promise to his wife about being conscious of his diet and sleep habits."
Huh? He's been a diabetic for 14 years and he ends up having a hypo when he's about to eat and then has to be driven 40 miles to get an "insulin imbalance" fixed.
What's all that about then?