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07-05-2010, 06:50 PM
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BULLDOG Sam Reid's type 1 diabetes will be closely monitored by medical staff when he returns to the side in a few weeks.
When Reid, 20, heads to the bench during a game the club's medical services manager Andrew McKenzie will issue a simple finger-prick blood test before directing the young Queenslander for a walk along the boundary.
By the time he returns, McKenzie will know Reid's sugar levels and will advise him on the next course of action.
"Sometimes I'll have to sit down for a bit and maybe eat some lollies or drink some Powerade," Reid told afl.com.au.
"It's quick. I only have to prick my finger and then it takes five seconds to read so the maximum time I need is 20 seconds."
It's a routine Reid - and the interchange staff - will have to get used to. It will happen every time he comes off the ground, which can be as much as three or four times a quarter.
MORE (http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/93808/default.aspx)
BULLDOG Sam Reid's type 1 diabetes will be closely monitored by medical staff when he returns to the side in a few weeks.
When Reid, 20, heads to the bench during a game the club's medical services manager Andrew McKenzie will issue a simple finger-prick blood test before directing the young Queenslander for a walk along the boundary.
By the time he returns, McKenzie will know Reid's sugar levels and will advise him on the next course of action.
"Sometimes I'll have to sit down for a bit and maybe eat some lollies or drink some Powerade," Reid told afl.com.au.
"It's quick. I only have to prick my finger and then it takes five seconds to read so the maximum time I need is 20 seconds."
It's a routine Reid - and the interchange staff - will have to get used to. It will happen every time he comes off the ground, which can be as much as three or four times a quarter.
MORE (http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/93808/default.aspx)