An Oklahoma sports announcer prompted widespread disbelief and outrage when he blamed a racist outburst on his Type 1 diabetes.<\/p>\n
Matt Rowan was announcing a girls\u2019 high school basketball game\u2014and assumed that his microphone had been turned off\u2014when he unleashed the ugly tirade<\/a>. There\u2019s no need to reproduce his odious comments here.<\/p>\n The initial comments were bad enough, but the story may well have died locally had Rowan not released an \u201capology<\/a>\u201d that absurdly blamed his rant on diabetes. Here\u2019s the text:<\/p>\n I will state that I suffer Type 1 Diabetes and during the game my sugar was spiking. While not excusing my remarks it is not unusual when my sugar spikes that I become disoriented and often say things that are not appropriate as well as hurtful. I do not believe I would have made such horrible statements absent my sugar spiking.<\/em><\/p>\n The claim\u2014that hyperglycemia could cause one to make bigoted remarks\u2014went viral instantly, and was met with both incredulity and anger throughout the diabetes world:<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/ayshakhoury\/status\/1370745126272794645<\/p>\n As a huge supporter of JDRF, Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, does not cause racism. No matter how high or low your blood sugar spikes, it doesn\u2019t make you say racist things. Only hate causes that.<\/p>\n — Mystery Solvent (@MysterySolvent) March 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n