Before breaking into MLB, Brett Martin needed to learn how to regulate this disease

Left-hander Brett Martin made his MLB debut Friday for the Texas Rangers, tossing a perfect ninth inning against the Houston Astros. By

Becoming a major leaguer has been a life-changing experience for Brett Martin, who made his MLB debut Friday and entered Tuesday with two appearances under his belt.

But the Texas Rangers left-hander’s life really changed in 2016, when he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and had to figure out how to regulate a disease that, as of 2015, affected 30.1 million people in the United States.

It wasn’t easy, but Martin said that his routine is now second nature to him and the disease has never cost him any time on the mound.

“It was a bunch of trial and error, but…