He is?
Wasim Akram, born 3 June 1966, Lahore, Pakistan.
Famous for?
Being one of the finest fast bowlers ever seen in the world of cricket. He is a former Pakistani Captain and also had a very successful career in England, playing for Lancashire.
*So he was pretty good then?
Well, that’s an understatement! Wasim holds numerous world records for his cricketing superpowers.
He holds world records for the most wickets taken in both One Day Internationals (502) and List A cricket (881). He has the joint-highest number of Man of the Match awards in Test cricket and, if that’s not enough, Wasim also managed the highest score by a number eight batsman in Test cricket — 257 not out against Zimbabwe.
How did he find out he had diabetes?
Diagnosed in 1997 in the middle of a Test cricket series, after his father dragged him to the doctor - Akram had begun losing weight and experiencing considerable thirst and fatigue. He lost loads of weight, was drinking a lot of water and was sleeping the whole time.
Battling through
He played the whole series against the West Indies in the same condition, and just put the changes down to the fact that he was training. It was not until his dad dragged him (at the age of 31!) to the doctor that his blood glucose levels were found to be very high.
When he was first told that he had Type 1 diabetes, he got quite depressed, especially after all his friends were telling him that he would have to give up his cricket.
Proving his doubters wrong
But, determined to prove them wrong, he brought his diabetes under control by carefully controlling his diet and exercise levels.
Legend
He continued to play world class cricket, and went on to become a legend in his own lifetime, being the first bowler to take more than 400 wickets both in Test and one-day internationals. All this despite having to inject with insulin three times a day.
What now?
Wasim retired from cricket in 2003 and has since become a cricket commentator for TV.
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