Think You're Alone!? Diabetic Celebrities.

If you ever feel like you're the only one in the world with diabetes, think again!!! Here's a list of some familiar faces....all of whom have/ had diabetes. Don't ever be discouraged. These guys have gone on to accomplish great things.

1.) Halle Berry

2.) Elvis Presley

3.) Johnny Cash

4.) Nick Jonas

5.) Ella Fitzgerald

6.) Aretha Franklin

7.) Crystal Bowersox

8.) Mick Fleetwood

9.) Syd Barret

10.) Neil Young

11.) Dizzy Gillespie

12.) Elizabeth Taylor

13.) H.G. Wells

14.) Randy Jackson

See? You ain't alone.

I Wasn't a Fan of Nick Jonas Until I got Diabetes

Nick Jonas: that heart throb of many pre-teen girls (and a couple university ones for that matter). It's not that I despised him or his music, he was just never the first person I would choose to listen to. I saw the Jonas Brother's as a stereotypical pop/ boy band that probably wasn't going to make it very far. That was until I got diabetes. I remembered hearing somewhere that Nick also had diabetes so a couple days after my diagnosis I started doing some research. I was amazed by how much he had pushed himself and how much he had accomplished despite his condition. As an aspiring musician myself, I was inspired to work at it the same way he did. Not only has his career taken off but he is also a fantastic advocate for juvenile diabetes. You can tell that he truly cares and wants to make a difference. I can honestly say that I have a lot of respect for that man and I'm not afraid to admit that he is the background on my iPod.