Comments on: Guest blog: You too?

By: Kris

Kris — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:43:06 +0000

I know the Jonas Bros make adults want to vomit, but for my 6 year old T1, Nick Jonas is considered very cool & it really helps her to know that he has it too. As for Halle Berry, she is a diabetes denier – in the USA she is heavily criticised for saying she has been cured of her Type 1!

By: Sianne

Sianne — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:06:31 +0000

http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/inspiration_expert_advice/famous_people/

By: Sianne

Sianne — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:31:58 +0000

Mark Hewlett

By: Sophie

Sophie — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:05:55 +0000

Also, Steve Redgrave, the British rowing champ who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000 – he has type one. Amazing!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:01:15 +0000

That was that model guy called Mark something – Cant’ remember his last name but now that you mention him I remember that too.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:08:11 +0000

There was a All Black around 1996-2001 I think (not sure of his name but would love to know so I can finally give up looking!!!) he had type 1 and there was always an issue from the Doc about his fitness. Also there was a geezer on celeb treasure island who was type 1 and was eliminated because of it. I think he was South African.

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:22:49 +0000

Some other celebrities who have bring diabetes awareness to the public:

Heiress Casey Johnson of the Johnson & Johnson family is Type 1 and does alot of work for Juvenile Diabetes Foundation to promote awareness and has also written a book about living with diabetes. J&J do alot of work for diabetes research http://www.jjdi.us

Former Miss America, Nicole Johnson is type 1 and is a “international diabetes advocate”. http://www.nicolejohnson.com/

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Stars in Family-Friendly Diabetes Aware Ads in the States, although I don’t think he has the condition.

And founder of Def Jam Records, mega mogul and ex husband of Kimora Lee, Russell Simmons is Type 1.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:04:49 +0000

Well, the alcohol would have helped lower her BGs (bad joke). Poor JC – that last album was a proper gut wrencher…

Is the Jonas brothers song worse than the Diabetes YouTube wrap?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:59:30 +0000

Mary Tyler Moore was the celebrity T1 diabetic/alcoholic when I was diagnosed early 80s. And Johnny Cash died of T2 complications – but that doesn’t count, right? I think the Jonas brothers sing a pukey song about living with T1.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:08:24 +0000

See- they’re everywhere! Funny that we don’t really hear about them though eh.