If dots could be connected in hindsight, maybe the picture would have been clearer sooner.
Growing up, Nick Haynes always was above average in weight and height.
“Now when I think back on it, he used to sweat before eating,” recalled his mother, DeDe Haynes. “Unbeknownst to me, that could have been a sign that his blood sugar was too high or low.”
Haynes’ father’s father had been diabetic, too.
Sometimes subtle signs go missed when your son is in the best physical shape of his life and preparing to start his first full season of playing on the offensive line at Kentucky after a redshirt year.