Celebrities living with Diabetes will blow your mind

Even celebrities live with conditions like diabetes with notable actors’ name in the list!

Diabetes is a disease that occurs when ones’ blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high.

From actors such as Tom Hanks, and Halle Berry, to singers such as Nick Jonas, and Bret, many celebrities have been diagnosed with either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.

Moreover, these famous faces often use their platforms to raise awareness and advocate for others living with the condition.

Here is a list of celebrities, who have been diagnosed with Diabetes:

Tom Hanks

The Oscar-winning actor announced he has type 2 diabetes 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.'” the Sully actor said, adding that the condition is controllable.

In a 2016 interview with the Radio Times, Hanks went on to say, “I'm part of the lazy American generation that has blindly kept dancing through the party and now finds ourselves with a malady.”

“I was heavy. You've seen me in movies, you know what I looked like. I was a total idiot,” the Terminal actor said, adding, “My doctor says if I can hit a target weight, I will not have type 2 diabetes anymore.”

Salma Hayek

The Without Blood actress had gestational diabetes, which happens during pregnancy.

The actress, who was expecting her daughter, Valentina when she had that diabetes, notably has a family history of diabetes.

“I got gestational diabetes, which I didn't realize at first," Hayek told Parents in 2008.

The Eternals star went on to say, "It occurs in women who have high blood sugar levels during pregnancy. I didn't know whether I was feeling bad because I was pregnant or whether something was seriously wrong. I was nauseated for nine months, which can be one of the symptoms."

Nick Jonas

This singer went public with his type 1 diabetes in 2007 at the age of 13 and declared that his symptoms included weight loss and thirst.

Jonas, who is now married to Priyanka Chopra, wrote about his diagnosis in a 2018 Instagram post of two pictures of him side by side — one right after he was diagnosed in 2005 and one in 2018.

“13 years ago today I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The picture on the left is me a few weeks after my diagnosis,” the father of one wrote, adding, “Barely 100 pounds after having lost so much weight from my blood sugar being so high before going to the doctor where I would find out I was diabetic.”

Bret Michaels

Poison's lead singer, who was diagnosed at age 6, manages it while living the life of a rock star and television personality and takes insulin injections daily.

In 2010, he had a series of health problems, including a brainhemorrhage, yet he finished and won TV's The Celebrity Apprentice.

He also pledged his $250,000 award to the American Diabetes Association.

Meghan Trainor

Meghan Trainor was diagnosed with gestational diabetes in December 2020 which she revealed during an appearance on the Today show, while speaking up about her experience with gestational diabetes.

“Got a little, little, tiny bump in the road — I got diagnosed with gestational diabetes, but it's manageable and it's OK and I'm healthy and the baby's healthy," the All About That Base singer said.

She went on to say, "I just have to really pay attention to everything I eat. It's nice to learn so much about food and health and nice to hear that so many women experienced this."

Meghan Trainor gave birth to a son, Riley, in February 2021.