Halle Berry
Meet another Oscar-winner with type 2 diabetes. Forget the gossip that
Berry had "weaned" herself from insulin and switched from type 1 to type
2 diabetes -- that's not possible. People with type 1 can't make
insulin, and they need insulin injections for life. Some people with
type 2 also need insulin shots, in addition to medications taken by
mouth, to control blood sugar. But most people with type 2 can survive
without insulin drugs, unlike those who have type 1.
Tom Hanks
The Oscar-winning actor announced he has type 2 diabetes when late-night
host David Letterman commented on his newly slim figure in October
2013. "I went to the doctor and he said, ‘You know those high blood
sugar numbers you’ve been dealing with since you were 36? Well, you’ve
graduated. You’ve got type 2 diabetes, young man.'" Hanks added that the
condition is controllable, but he joked that he couldn't get back down
to his high-school weight of 96 pounds. "I was a very skinny boy!"
Larry King
The talk show host has type 2 diabetes. "It's definitely controllable,"
King has said on his show. Diabetes makes heart disease, stroke, kidney
disease, and other serious health problems more likely. King has had
bypass heart surgery. Diabetes wasn't the only thing that raised his
risk for ticker trouble: King had been a heavy smoker, and smoking hurts
the heart. But by taking care of his diabetes (and quitting smoking),
King helps his ticker and the rest of his body.
Salma Hayek
The Oscar-nominee had gestational diabetes, which happens during
pregnancy, while expecting her daughter, Valentina. Hayek has a family
history of diabetes. Experts say all women should get checked for
gestational diabetes when they are 24-28 weeks pregnant. Those at risk
for type 2 diabetes are checked at their first prenatal visit.
Gestational diabetes usually goes away after delivery, but it could
return with a later pregnancy. It can also make you more likely to get
type 2 diabetes later on.
Nick Jonas
This singer went public with his type 1 diabetes in 2007. He has said
that his symptoms included weight loss and thirst. When diagnosed with
type 1 diabetes, his blood sugar was over 700 -- and normal blood sugar
levels are from 70 to 120. Jonas was hospitalized, but he learned to
manage his condition. Once called juvenile diabetes, type 1 is the most
common kind among people younger than 20, but it can strike at any age.
Paula Deen
The celebrity chef announced in January 2012 that she has type 2
diabetes. Well known for her buttery, sugary recipes, Deen said she
learned she had the disease a few years earlier, but she didn't speak
about it publicly because she wasn't ready. Now, she says, she wants "to
let the world know that [diabetes] is not a death sentence."
Delta Burke
The Emmy-nominated actress publicly battled weight gain, which may have
triggered her type 2 diabetes. With the help of doctors, a healthy diet,
walking, and medication, she has lost weight. "There are so many things
you have to watch," she told Diabetic Living. "It's a lot of searching and it can be tedious, but you just have to stick with it."
Drew Carey
The sitcom star and game show host said he has type 2 diabetes but was
tired of the health problems and all the extra weight he was carrying.
He cut carbs from his diet and began hitting the gym religiously. He
dropped 80 pounds. "I'm not diabetic anymore. No medication needed."
Sherri Shepherd
The actress and former co-host of The View said even after she
was diagnosed with diabetes, it took her a while to change her
pasta-heavy diet. Eventually she discovered vegetables without sauce and
oatmeal without brown sugar. She cut out fried foods and white bread,
too. A healthy diet combined with exercise helped her lose weight and
feel a lot better.
Randy Jackson
The former American Idol judge learned he had type 2 diabetes in
2001. Back then, Jackson was obese, which makes type 2 diabetes more
likely. Jackson was also at risk because diabetes ran in his family, and
African-Americans are more likely than whites to get the condition.
Jackson underwent gastric bypass surgery, lost 100 pounds, improved his
diet, and made exercise -- including walking on a treadmill and
practicing yoga -- a staple of his life.
Billie Jean King
The tennis great says as an athlete she's always been mindful of diet
and exercise. But when she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2007,
she took it to a new level. The hardest change, she says, was cutting
back on carbs and sugars. "That's not fun for a lot of people, but it
sure is fun to feel good,"
she told Ladies' Home Journal. She tells people who are diagnosed: "Just know that you can live a normal, wonderful, terrific, active life."
Jay Cutler
The Chicago Bears quarterback was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2008
after he lost 35 pounds and felt like he had no energy, according to
reports. But Cutler hasn't let diabetes sideline him. He now wears an
insulin pump, tracks his blood sugar, and has called his condition
"manageable." Type 1 diabetes is a disease in which the immune system
attacks the cells that make insulin, a hormone that controls blood
sugar.
Bret Michaels
Poison's lead singer manages diabetes while living the life of a rock
star and television personality. Michaels was diagnosed at age 6. He now
takes "four insulin injections and eight blood tests each day,"
according to his web site. In 2010 he had a series of health problems,
including a brain hemorrhage, yet he finished and won TV's The Celebrity Apprentice. He pledged his $250,000 award to the American Diabetes Association.
Patti LaBelle
This singer has type 2 diabetes. On her web site, LaBelle opens up about
her diagnosis. "I passed out on stage ... and the doctor came back to
me and said, 'Did you know you were type 2 diabetic?' And I said, 'I had
no idea,'" states LaBelle, who has a family history of diabetes. She
has since written healthy cookbooks, and she exercises regularly. She
called herself a "divabetic" -- that's a mix of diabetic and diva -- in People in December 2008.
Mary Tyler Moore
The actress has type 1 diabetes. She was diagnosed at age 30, when she
was hospitalized after having a miscarriage. A routine blood test at the
hospital showed a very high blood sugar level of 750. "They put me on
insulin right away," she told Larry King in 2005. Now in her 70s, Moore
has long been active in promoting diabetes research. She serves as the
international chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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