JJ??? Is he okay?

[PissedPrincess]

Had some type of Diabetic seizure and was rushed to the hospital.:cry: :cry:

Keep me informed.

[Nanner]

Oh, geez. Lemme check.

:cry: :(

[PissedPrincess]

Heard he walked off field himself. :thumbsup:

Maybe he just forgot to take his meds?

[Nanner]

Here we go. Sounds like he's okay. :thumbsup: Probably the stress of what's happened over the past few days. I think everyone there is probably pretty skittish too, so they're gonna take extra care with the guys.

Wednesday, February 19

Johnson cleared to return to field following scare

Associated Press


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Baltimore right-hander Jason Johnson was rushed off a practice field Wednesday after a diabetic episode.

Johnson, who wears an insulin pump to maintain his sugar level, was treated outside the clubhouse on the back of a cart by the Orioles medical staff and paramedics from the Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue unit.

About 10 minutes later, Johnson walked to the trainers' room with minimal assistance. His sugar level returned to normal and the Orioles cleared him to return to the field Thursday.

Last year, Johnson went 5-14 with a 4.59 ERA in 22 games.

Orioles pitching prospect Steve Bechler died Monday of heatstroke, a day after he fell during running drills and was taken to a hospital.

[rockin500]

naw, hes got an insulin pump, so its supposed to regulate it for him.

[Nanner]

Here's more detail from mlb.com. This must have totally freaked everyone out.

02/19/2003 2:56 pm ET
Johnson OK after diabetes incident
By Becky Dubin Jenkins / MLB.com


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Orioles right-hander Jason Johnson was helped off the field early Wednesday afternoon, apparently after having a hypoglycemic reaction that resulted from low blood sugar.

Johnson, who was diagnosed with Type I diabetes when he was 11 years old, had been taking part in drills on an auxiliary practice field behind the main diamond. He was driven off the field at 12:45 p.m. by assistant trainer Brian Ebel and clubhouse manager Freddy Tyler.

Tyler drove while Ebel sat next to Johnson, who laid with his legs dangling over the edge of the cart. Five minutes later, as Johnson lay on the cart in a breezeway between the team's clubhouse and the batting cages, a team of emergency medical technicians arrived on the scene.

After sitting up, Johnson, 29, was seen swallowing something out of a white container, likely an item containing sugar. Ten minutes later, Johnson got up off the cart under his own power and walked into the clubhouse. Johnson did not go to the hospital and left later on his own.

Initially, the incident appeared similar to the one that took place at Fort Lauderdale Stadium on Sunday, when Steve Bechler was carted off the field and rushed to the hospital. Bechler spent all Sunday night in intensive care, and he died of multisystem organ failure Monday morning.

The Bechler family, who was at the complex Wednesday, stood in the breezeway and watched as the EMTs administered to Johnson. Bechler's brother, Mike, walked up and stood right near Johnson as this went on. The family left only minutes later without commenting.

Orioles spokesman Bill Stetka said he didn't think Johnson had eaten and that Johnson's schedule had been thrown off because the team started workouts late.

Johnson, who has been wearing an insulin pump to regulate his blood sugar since the 2001 season, has had similar on-field incidents before. No serious problems have resulted from them.

Johnson, 6-foot-6, went 5-14 last season.

Becky Dubin Jenkins is an editorial producer for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

[PissedPrincess]

Whew! :thumbsup:

Curious, where does one wear a pump?:umm

[rockin500]

my friend had hers just below her beltline on her left hip.

[PissedPrincess]

Really Ray? Is it cumbersome?

[PopTop]

The pumps I've seen are very small ... You'd probably be surprised.

But geez! How shaken do you think this left the players in the O's camp?!?!?!?

I'm very embarrassed to confess that I fainted at my best friend's funeral 6 years and 10 months ago today ... Hadn't eaten right for a couple of days, drank way too much, standing outside in Houston humidity with a tie on and my shirt buttoned so tight around about 4 of my chins that it's a wonder I could breath at all ... I felt myself sort of get dizzy, dropped to my knees, never really went totally black, but it was scary enough for most of the people there ... They call 9-1-1, think it freaked my buddy's mom the most ... She wouldn't let me out of her sight the rest of the weekend.

It ended up providing a little comedy, however ... Another friend came around about the time the ambulance was leaving (without me inside, thank God!) ... he asked what was going on, someone said, "Willie fainted and we called nine-one-one."

He replied, "Y'all shoulda' called Dominoes for him." :eek:

[Nanner]

Originally posted by PopTop

He replied, "Y'all shoulda' called Dominoes for him." :eek:

:rotf: :lmao: :rotf: :lmao:

Thanks, Willie. I needed that. :D

[Nanner]

Paramedics return as Johnson episode gives Orioles scare
Diabetic pitcher revived in front of Bechler family

By Joe Christensen
Sun Staff
Originally published February 20, 2003



FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Three days after rushing to Orioles spring training headquarters in the futile attempt to save pitcher Steve Bechler from heatstroke, the Fort Lauderdale Fire and Rescue Department was back yesterday, when pitcher Jason Johnson suffered a diabetic reaction.
Johnson, 29, recovered swiftly from hypoglycemia - low blood sugar - and was cleared to drive from the team's spring training complex. Johnson, who has Type I diabetes, has similar reactions to low blood sugar about once or twice a year.

Signs of hypoglycemia include dizziness, light-headedness and confusion. If left untreated, it may lead to unconsciousness.

"Everybody's obviously a little hypersensitive right now," Orioles manager Mike Hargrove said. "You have those things with Jason, but it still scared the hell out of everybody."

Yesterday's situation took on a sense of the surreal, as four members of Bechler's family - his mother, Pat, two brothers and a sister-in-law - had shown up to watch practice several hours before the team's memorial service for Bechler.

At 12:45 p.m., the Bechler family sat in the dugout at Fort Lauderdale Stadium as Johnson was carried across the infield on a golf cart from one of the back practice fields. Johnson's eyes were open, but he looked groggy as he lay back in the cart.

Paramedics from the same crew that had worked on Bechler arrived at 12:49.

Orioles team physician Dr. William Goldiner, one of two doctors who tended to Johnson at the scene, said paramedics were called in case glucose had to be administered intravenously.

The Orioles' training staff used a tube of glucose paste to revive Johnson, who remained on the cart on a walkway outside the team's clubhouse.

Bechler's brother, Mike, stood a few feet behind as the paramedics rolled a stretcher onto the scene, but Johnson sat up under his own power at 12:59.

Johnson showered and walked out of the clubhouse around 2, declining to comment.

Johnson was diagnosed at age 11 with Type I diabetes. It is a condition in which the body does not produce insulin. The body relies on insulin to help process sugar for usage.

Johnson has regulated his condition with an insulin pump, but the Orioles pushed back their practice by two hours yesterday, allowing for team physicals on the first day the full squad was in camp. Hargrove said Johnson did not reset the pump to coincide with the different workout time, and Johnson's highly regulated eating schedule also was adjusted.

Asked when Johnson last had a hypoglycemic reaction, Goldiner said they happen repeatedly. "This one happened to be very severe," Goldiner said.



Copyright © 2003, The Baltimore Sun

[rockin500]

jason should be more aware of that stuff! i would think he would be.