Diabetes type 1 is a chronic disease that mainly attacks the young. This condition is caused by the body’s inability to produce insulin, charged with the responsibility to control the use of glucose to provide energy in the body. This inefficiency leads to accumulation of glucose in the blood, and instead, use body fat as fuel to produce energy. For this reason experienced person-peak periods because of the increase in body sugar. Other symptoms include frequent urination as the body tries to regulate the level of glucose in the blood, thirst, wounds that will take time to heal and weight loss because the nutrients are driven out of the body with water. Early diagnosis can prevent the complications that can lead to heart disease, loss of vision, high blood pressure and arthritis, among other diseases.

Former Miss America Nicole Johnson was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 19. This was six years before she won the Miss America pageant. Nicole is an Ambassador of a diabetic outreach program. Bret Michaels is arguably one of the celebrities who have lived with this chronic disease the longest. He is a musician and he was diagnosed with this disease when he was six years old. As he took part in Celebrity Apprentice 3 shows, he chose this disease as charity and got $250,000, which went to the American Diabetes Association. Other musicians on this list is Elliot Yamin who was among the top three finalists in American Idol reality show in 2006. His diagnosis was 16 years and he has to keep the disease under control using an insulin pump tied around his arm.

One type 1 diabetes which caused much controversy is Halle Berry. Her memorable role was in Cat woman as she co-starred with another diabetic celebrity Sharon Stone. Halle collapsed on stage 21 years old and the doctors confirmed that she was diabetic after running some tests. A few years later, this model turned actress claimed that she had moved to type 2 in this disease. This is out of the ordinary, and it sparked criticism from the diabetic community and activists. Other famous faces in entertainment circles, Victor Garber. He played Thomas in the award-winning film Titanic. Since the age of 12 years, Victor lived with this disease, and at one point in his life, he was needed to control glucose in his urine a few times in one day.

These people and others in politics, entrepreneurship and field science requires daily injections of insulin to give the right energy source for their bodies, but this has not prevented them from participating in other activities and achieving stardom in the process. Their diet may be different because they have carbohydrates, salts, sugars and proteins to watch, but they still have the physical strength and looks to survive in their industry. Most of them are in advocacy campaigns to help other people avoid developing this disease.