Diabetes does not need to slow you down! There are hundreds of famous folks who have diabetes. This list is from KidzWorld. For the entire article, go to KidzWorld.
· Nick Jonas – This 14 year-old star of the pop rock band the Jonas Brothers was diagnosed with T1D in 2007.
· Adam Morrison – Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 14, Adam worked hard and made it all the way to the NBA where he plays basketball.
· Gary Hall – This Olympic athlete didn’t let type 1 diabetes stop him from earning a gold medal in swimming.
· Mike Huckabee – This former preacher isn’t letting diabetes stop him from running for the 2008 Republican nomination in his quest to be the President of the United States!
· Elliott Yamin – After being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 16, he went on to become one of the top singers on American Idol in 2006.
· Vanessa Williams – Not only was Vanessa the first African-American Miss America, she is also a diabetic
· Doug Burns – Mr. Universe doesn’t let his type 1 diabetes stop him from being an award-winning bodybuilder
· Jackie Robinson – The first black man in the major leagues had diabetes.
· Anne Rice – The famous vampire novel writer is a diabetic.
· George Lucas – The creator of the Star Wars saga is a very mild type 2 diabetic.
· Chris Dudley – Before Adam Morrison, Chris Dudley played in the NBA with type 1 diabetes. Now he runs the Chris Dudley Organization to help kids with diabetes.
· Bret Michaels – The lead singer of Poison was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age six.
· Bill and John Davidson – The big bosses at Harley Davidson Motorcycles are diabetic.
· Mikhail Gorbachev – The former leader of the Soviet Union is a diabetic.
· Hatshepsut – According to historians, this long-dead female pharaoh of Egypt was a diabetic.
· Johnny Cash – The famous country musician was a diabetic.
· Peter O’Tool – The famous actor, who voiced Anton Ego in Ratatouille, is a diabetic.
· Elvis Presley – The former king of rock ‘n roll had diabetes.
· Thomas Edison – The inventor of the light bulb was a diabetic.
· HG Wells – The famed science-fiction author had diabetes.
· Nicole Johnson – 1999’s Miss America has diabetes.
· Kendall Simmons – Busting heads on offense for the Pittsburgh Steelers keeps this diabetic athlete busy.
