Kasper Dolberg chose to put an end himself to the questions that were germinating around his recent schedule, he who had missed two Ligue 1 matches (Marseille and Angers). Absent for “personal reasons”, the Nice striker explained Monday that he suffered from type 1 diabetes. His pancreas no longer provides enough insulin and this causes an increase in his blood sugar (gram of glucose per liter of blood). Now, the 24-year-old Danish international will have to inject himself with exogenous insulin and learn to regulate this famous blood sugar.
“I am happy that the doctors were able to confirm to me that with the right treatment it will not have any negative effect on my career. I have been training all last week and I am already feeling much better.”, estimated the player on his account Instagram, after entering 22 minutes against Montpellier on Sunday.
Dolberg will be able to draw on the examples of other sportsmen (read opposite), used to dealing with and playing with this disease, while some prefer to pursue their careers without talking about it. “Of course it’s compatible to be a footballer and a diabetic, explains Doctor Albrengues, diabetologist in Cagnes-sur-Mer. There are several examples of top athletes. He will have to manage his insulin doses, his diet and, like everyone else, he will have a time to adapt but, there, his sporting activity is directly integrated into his diabetes, it is not the opposite, so l adaptation will be faster. The only risk is hypoglycemia (blood glucose level too low). On match days, he will have to inject very little insulin. It should not reach 1 gram at the beginning of the meeting, otherwise it risks hypoglycemia. But in a club like Nice, he will be well supported “.
It follows a particular protocol
OGC Nice, announced that its star striker “follows a particular protocol” and does not wish to communicate further, believing that the disease was common.
However, the player experienced a real shock when he learned of his diabetes. Now he will learn to live with his whole life, because there is no cure. Morally touched for a short week, Dolberg left for Denmark to consult a specialist. He came back cheered up and is training normally in this international week with the Nice group. At the club, we are sure of one thing: Dolberg will follow this medical protocol with great seriousness, a quality that characterizes him on a daily basis.
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