{"id":10936,"date":"2024-10-03T06:24:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T23:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=10936"},"modified":"2024-10-03T06:24:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T23:24:37","slug":"michael-sheila-kings-foundation-aims-to-prevent-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=10936","title":{"rendered":"Michael &#038; Sheila King&#8217;s Foundation Aims To Prevent Diabetes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>San Diego Padres pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/michael-king-650633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael King<\/a>, and his wife Sheila recently launched the King of the Hill Foundation, dedicated to delaying or preventing the onset of Type 1 Diabetes and other autoimmune diseases by promoting access to screening, innovative research, and cutting-edge therapies. M&amp;F sat down with the caring couple to find out more about their relationship with the each other, and living with the serious disease.<\/p>\n<p>Sheila King was first diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2019, just a few weeks after receiving two cortisone injections prior to running a race that she ran with her dad in order to help raise funds forthe very same condition. After suffering with some common symptoms of the ailment herself such as fatigue, weight loss, vision issues, insatiable thirst, and frequent urination, Sheila first put those problems down to a busy lifestyle. Still, a family history of the disease meant that her mother was understandably concerned, and advised her to get checked out. As a result, a urine test showed that Sheila was in a state known as diabetic ketoacidosis, a potentially life-threatening condition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/diabetic-ketoacidosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">where a lack of insulin causes ketones to build up<\/a> in the blood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot prove this, but I likely had the markers, the antibodies for Type 1, and they were probably sitting dormant inside of me. The doctors think the cortisone was potentially that trigger that lit the fuse for my diagnosis. So, I ran the marathon for Type 1 Diabetes and I ended up getting diagnosed with it,\u201d she shares in a cruel twist of fate. Despite the difficult times that would prove to be ahead, the father and daughter team raised more than $15,000 dollars from their run, and sparked a fire in Sheila that had her wanting to do more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:55.36519386835%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/San-Diego-Padres-pitcher-Michael-King-and-Wife-Sheila-King-at-a-King-of-the-Hill-Foundation-Event-.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" alt=\"San Diego Padres pitcher Michael King and Wife Sheila King at a King of the Hill Foundation Event\" width=\"1109\" height=\"614\" data-fallback-img=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/San-Diego-Padres-pitcher-Michael-King-and-Wife-Sheila-King-at-a-King-of-the-Hill-Foundation-Event-.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Instagram @officialmikeking<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Differences Between Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2<\/h3>\n<p>Because more than 90% of diabetes sufferers have Type 2, the medical and technological advances for Type 1 have been slower to emerge. So, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/difference-between-type-1-and-type-2-diabetes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what\u2019s the difference<\/a>? T2D is often caused or exacerbated by lifestyle factors such as obesity, whereas T1D is an autoimmune condition that tends to come on more suddenly and is likely to be associated with genetics. Other factors that cause T1D are still not fully understood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had no idea of the differences between Type 1 and Type 2,\u201d says Michael, who is also championing the cause. \u201cNot until I kind of became a caretaker of Sheila, and then, as we started living together, and seeing how she operates with it. I\u2019ve said it a bunch, but seeing her handle the disease makes me believe that she\u2019s a superhero.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No doubt, living with a T1D sufferer has been an education for the Major League Baseball player. \u201cWhen we first started dating she was carrying around a syringe the whole time because she had to inject herself with insulin, literally 24\/7. In the middle of the night, if (her blood sugar) spikes high, she has to give herself insulin, or if she bottoms out in the middle of the night, she has to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/nutrition\/healthy-eating\/11-best-snacks-crush-your-cravings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eat fruit snacks<\/a> immediately, and it\u2019s just a crazy process that I don\u2019t know how I would handle it, but I\u2019ve never heard her complain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lack of awareness about T1D in the general population was another driving factor for the couple launching the King of the Hill Foundation. Mike has long been an advocate of using his platform for good, and along with Sheila, they hope to help prevent or delay the onset of T1D and other autoimmune diseases by raising funds that could make early screening more accessible, discovering new triggers for the illness, and supporting the scientists that research and develop potential new therapies.<\/p>\n<h3>Why more needs to be done to support sufferers of Type 1 Diabetes<\/h3>\n<p>New monitoring apps have come along that allow you to see your blood glucose level in real time, but there is still a huge obstacle to treatment when it comes to the cost. \u201cIf you\u2019re publicly insured, I mean gosh! The cost of insulin is insane,\u201d explains Sheila. \u201cIt\u2019s sky rocket high, and the Dexcom continuous glucose monitor and the pumps, they\u2019re so expensive that a lot of people just don\u2019t have access to insulin or the right technology that can make their life easier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC11147642\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent study found<\/a>, shockingly, that U.S. insulin prices were at least 5 to 10 times higher than in other countries.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re working with a lot of different partners out here in San Diego,\u201d says Sheila. \u201cThere\u2019s a children\u2019s hospital out here that has a Type 1 Diabetes \u2018At Risk\u2019 clinic. We\u2019re working on access to screening, because screening is how you know if you\u2019re at risk, and then if you\u2019re at risk, you can be monitored. And, if you\u2019re monitored and show symptoms, then you may qualify for some FDA approved therapies. So, that\u2019s specifically what we\u2019re hoping to help with, is paying for screening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just like Sheila, Mike has seen how the right treatment can be game changing. \u201cOne of the [King of the Hill Foundation] board members, Mason Miller, who is Type 1 Diabetic, when he was in college, he did not know that he (had it), and he was throwing like 88 miles an hour, which is not very fast, he wasn\u2019t doing well, and then he got diagnosed Type 1 and got his sugars in-check then all of a sudden started gaining a ton of good muscle mass, and was throwing like 105, and now he\u2019s the closer for the A\u2019s. So, it\u2019s things like that where he didn\u2019t even know that he had it, and then after the diagnosis his life got totally turned around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Five years on from her own diagnosis, Sheila says she has run a couple of half-marathons, one alongside her father, but hopes to once again complete a full marathon. \u201cIt is a goal of mine, and maybe for our foundation!\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information on the King of the Hill Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingofthehillfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/athletes-celebrities\/news\/michael-sheila-kings-foundation-aims-to-prevent-diabetes\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Diego Padres pitcher Michael King, and his wife Sheila recently launched the King of the Hill Foundation, dedicated to delaying or preventing the onset of Type 1 Diabetes and other autoimmune diseases by promoting access to screening, innovative research, and cutting-edge therapies. 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