Pickleball Stories Presented by AARP: Jurgen Schmieder

Jurgen Schmieder was diagnosed with diabetes and turned to pickleball to turn his life around.

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Jurgen Schmieder's life was at risk and he didn't even know it. After being diagnosed with diabetes, the same condition that killed his father, Schmieder committed to turning his life around. Today, Schmieder can confidently say that pickleball saved his life. Watch this episode of Pickleball Stories Presented by AARP.

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