Diabetic bass players

[Naminator01]

How does having diabetes conflict with bass playing?

[Thunderchief]

Originally Posted by Naminator01

How does having diabetes conflict with bass playing?

The bass doesn't like having its blood sugar checked Course the amp doesn't care much for it either

Playing the bass is no different than any other activity. Plan ahead, be prepared, and have FUN.

[Thunder_Fingers]

Originally Posted by Naminator01

How does having diabetes conflict with bass playing?

Doesnt conflict in anyway

Its realy just a ridicilous disease.

[dewbass4]

Originally Posted by Naminator01

How does having diabetes conflict with bass playing?

If you control your diabetes, being diabetic has nothing to do with playing bass or much of anything else. If you don't control the disease, you die and being dead makes it impossible to play bass.

[VinalTap]

Glad I don't have diabeties, sounds rough, but at least you guys keep on rockin

[metallicafan18]

Originally Posted by Thunder_Fingers

Doesnt conflict in anyway

Its realy just a ridicilous disease.

I costs tons of money to buy testing supplies, even if you have insurance. One bottle of 25 strips is $25! I go through a bottle in 1 week, do the math. It costs so much I won't be able to buy basses when I move out on my own. Unless I get really famous and rich.

I'm lucky I had insurance before I got it because they probably wouldn't accept me because I also have Ulcertice Colitus (UC) and I'm allergic to nuts, and I have very slight asthama.

Man, I'm one healthy kid!

[Thunder_Fingers]

^

I live in norway... our health system is far better than the american one, we're not "allowed" to spend over 250 dollar for medicines, from there the government pay whats above.

So, yeah, i can still afford to buy the basses and the strings i want, and not having to settle for cheap stuff (Though, if i had, i wouldnt have had a problem with it, the most important thing is that the bass does the job.)

I mostly dont care about it, i set the shots (around 20 each meal) and check my blood sugar at random times through the week (Max twice per day), and it is usually below 8 (actually, more so bellow 6... the doctor meant that my "Bloodsugar is to low for some one with diabetes, we prefer to have you around 7 - 8" !!), even after i have eaten candy and such.

[metallicafan18]

Bump... I forgot about this one. Lets see if there's any new ones.

[Rudyboy98]

I'm 35..just got diagnosed with Type2 last June...I was really sick and actually needed insulin when I went to go see the doctor...my blood sugar was way too high. It does run on my father's side of the family..but I feel fortunate I haven't had to deal with it all of my life, until now.

I took meds for about 30 days, and just try to focus on eating healthy and exercise. I am not exercising at all right now...but I have to do something other than sit on my butt, so I am going to be taking my son out to the park after he recovers from his surgery...Keeping up with him will be a chore..(he's only 8) I can't imagine how I will do it!

Very important: I suggest that everyone get regular physical checkups at least once a year. If you are diagnosed with anything...you'll have more of an opportunity to manage it.

'Grab the bull by the horns...and try not to get trampled on!' ...Rudyboy98

[Honk'n_down-low]

Diagnosed one year ago - probably had it untreated for a few years - started taking a toll and finally a little old doctor said I think I know what is wrong with you. Type 2 was confirmed and now I year later - somewhat thinner feeling way better than before but still trying to be good and stay on the Wagon - everyone knows it is hard to avoid all the crap that permeates the American Diet - just got off the stationary bike - managing it and going for a check up next week.

Take care everyone - eat healthy and get some activity into your schedule and you can live a pretty uneventful life as a diabetic - even reverse it. Rock On!!

[godsbassman62]

I am not Diabetic but I am a friend and my day gig is at MiniMed in CA. So you guys have to hold down the LOW END! And Always test with your right pinkY

JJ

[gimmeagig]

I can't believe nobody mentioned Randy Jackson here.What kind of Diabetics/Bassplayers are you guys? I'm not a diabetic ( I have other stuff wrong with me) But I think he should be your honarary member number one!!!
I just saw him on the cover of the Rite Aid magazine at the drugstore.How times change!

[von buck]

I was just going to mention Randy. I'm a type two diabetic. Been since around 1990. It's finally under control, with insulin and exercise. It got under control after I lost a leg in 2004. About a week after the amputation I went back to the studio to finish up a project I was hired to do. Didn't realize it until then, but I lost my tapping foot. I have a hard time standing and playing, so I have to sit. I have neuropathy in my other leg and in the hands. As long as I can get to a gig, I'm going to keep playing (can't afford to stop)
Another musician with "the D", if you can consider a regular guitar player a musician, is BB King.
My brother interviewed him once and had him sign my One Touch meter.
Still givin' out numbers?
Andy

[liquid-dream-ex]

I'm type one for 16 years now. Don't really do that well. I set myself the goal to get a grip on it after summer. Probably get a Pump too.

[RD]

I'm type 1 since 1965, and it's starting to show. So, I try to keep these hands movin'.
There are shades of control. If you have enough control to live with it, the disease does attack your ability to play the bass. your perepheral sensitivity can be diminished, as well as dealing with pain, vision loss, stamina and equilibrium.
If you manage to control the disease perfectly, you're probably too busy being anal about your blood sugar to experience and enjoy life richly, let alone be particularly musical or expressive. Like me, you may give in to expressing rage too often. But hey, it beats pushin' up daisies.
RD

[Nakedfish]

Type 1 diabetic. Completely free health care courtesy of our National Health Service.

As long as I keep my blood sugar monitored and controlled I don't get any problems. I tend to avoid gassy drinks otherwise I can get cramps towards the end of a long set.

Drink plenty of water when playing - but that goes for anybody really.

[RD]

"Drink plenty of water when playing - but that goes for anybody really." Nakedfish makes a key point! I believe I owe my longevity with diabetes to always drinking a lot of fluids (i.e. water). Particularly when straying from the "program."
I went a long time without a Doc or regular healthcare when I was young and strong. Through it all, I always drank alot of water.
I finally got a good job, with benefits, before my health started to go, and my company (BMY) has stuck with me. So, I am both blessed and lucky to be here, still able to play with my basses and friends.
RD

[metallicafan18]

Here's updated numbers:
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von buck-26
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RD-28
Nakedfish-29
foyos-30
KrisH-31

[foyos]

so that makes me number 30?
i'm diabetic since I was8 I am now 26.
it's all under control and good but it's a pain in the ass(always carrying a extra bag for the extra gear,being on your toes in stage)but is's doable and on the other side it has helped me being healthier(staying away from all junks and stuff)

[KrisH]

And #31? Diagnosed type 2 in Dec. 2005, controlled with diet, exercise (what little I do); was A1c 5.6 when fitter and slender but went to 6.1 when I added a few pounds (which haven't come off yet). A little neuropathy in the feet, soothed with Gold Bond lotion and soft socks. Monitor every morning, from 110 -- 130 fasting.