Re: In memory of Ron Santo


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December 3, 2010

Chicago Cubs great Ron Santo dies
http://www.latimes.com/sports/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-bbn-obit-santo,0,6877142.story
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Complete article [with inserts, not part of
original article, included in brackets]:

Chicago Cubs great and longtime WGN Radio
announcer Ron Santo has died. He was 70.

In a statement Friday, Cubs Chairman Tom
Ricketts praised Santo for "his passion, his
loyalty, high great personal courage and
his tremendous sense of humor."

WGN reports that Santo died in an Arizona
hospital from complications of bladder cancer.

Santo was diagnosed with diabetes [the type
of High Glucose Condition Ron had was Insul-
initis] when he was 18 and later lost both legs
to diabetes [the type of High Glucose Condi-
tion Ron had was Insulinitis].

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http://chicagoist.com/2010/12/03/ron_santo_dies.php
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Excerpt:

.... finally disclosing his illness publicly in 1971.
Mr. Santo's major league baseball career began
in 1960 with the Cubs. ...

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Comment:

Based on these articles, Ron got Insulinitis
in 1958 or prior to February 25 of 1959.
I was diagnosed with Insulinitis in March
of 1961, at the age of 5. I followed the
Houston Astros avidly growing up, and
had a Ron Santo baseball card as part of
my baseball card collection.

I had no idea Ron had Insulinitis during my
avid baseball-fan days (I gave up on base-
ball after one of the strikes, don't remem-
ber exactly when that was). I can identify
with his decision to not "go public", as I had,
for my entire life, kept my condition a private
matter (until last year, going public with glu-
cose tests and insulin injections at work)
and only shared that fact with others when
forced to do so due to hypoglycemic events
or when in the -4- close dating relationships
I've been in), and when posting under my
real name in these newsgroups, which I
formerly did a considerable time ago.

Santo was a nine-time all-star in his 15-year
career. The third baseman was widely regarded
as one of the best players never to gain induc-
tion into the Hall of Fame.

Ricketts says that Santo will always be "the
heart and soul of Cubs fans" and the team
plans to celebrate his contributions in the
days ahead.

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Ron Santo Biography

Claim to Fame: Baseball Player
DOB: February 25, 1940
[Insulinitis] Diabetes Type: 1
http://www.dlife.com/diabetes/information//inspiration_expert_advice/famous_people/ron-santo-biography.html
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Excerpt [with inserts, not part of original
articles, included in brackets]:

...

Early in his career, Santo discovered that he
had type 1 diabetes [Insulinitis]. He judged
his blood sugar levels by his mood, eating
chocolate or a snack when he felt his blood
sugar [glucose level] was low.

He kept his condition a secret until August 28,
1971, also known as Ron Santo Day. Santo
was given a life expectancy of 25 years after
his diagnosis at the age of 18, but by the end
of his accomplished career, the Cub was an
All-Star nine times and also a five-time Golden
Glove recipient.

Tragically, due to his complications with dia-
betes [the type of High Glucose Condition Ron
had was Insulinitis], Santo was forced to have
both of his legs amputated below the knee in
a series of procedures in 2001 and 2002.

...

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October 3, 2010

Recent website effort displays Ron's
commitment to finding cures for all
High Glucose Conditions, with a sig-
nificant part of that effort being to
find a cure for Insulinitis
http://www.jdrfillinois.org/walk/walk.html
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