Wells Battles Diabetes
Monday, March 19, 2007by Geoff Young
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Padres left-hander David Wells has Type 2 diabetes. Wells says he has made modifications to his lifestyle since learning about his condition:
From the time I found out, I made changes. No more starches and sugar. No more rice, pasta, potatoes and white bread. No more fast food. I've cut out alcohol.
I can still have a glass of wine now and then. I can still run with the guys. But I've got to watch what I'm doing. I'm not drinking.
Wells, of course, isn't the only Padres pitcher who has diabetes. Right-hander Scott Cassidy learned in 2000, while pitching in the Toronto Blue Jays organization, that he ...
