Celebrities with diabetes
Anoop Misra, president of the Center for Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Disorders in New Delhi, says India has the highest number of diabetics in the world at just under 51 million people.- But that number could increase by nearly 150 percent in the next 20 years, he warned.
- "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 film star said.
- Two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks has stunned fans by revealing on a US late-night talk show that he's living with Type 2 diabetes. Hanks, 57, was promoting his new movie "Captain Phillips" -- about the capture of a US cargo ship by Somali
- "Taking care of my health and keeping my weight a certain (level) is really very much a part of taking care of myself and being healthy." she said.
- In 1989, during the taping of the short-lived television series 'Living Dolls', that Halle Berry lapsed into a coma and was diagnosed with diabetes, a condition that now affects an estimated 51 million in India.
- VJ and cricket anchor Gaurav Kapur, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 22-years-old. "I manage my diabetes through eating properly and a strict exercise regimen." he said in an interview.
- “I had diabetes while I was pregnant, Contactmusic quoted her, as telling U.S. magazine Glamour." "I became huge. And I said, ‘This is what it takes for me to have this baby, and I really want it'. Then you don’t know if it’s going to be healthy;
- Salma Hayek has revealed that she was suffering from gestational diabetes during her pregnancy. The gorgeous actress, who delivered a baby girl in September, 2007 found that while carrying Valentina Paloma she was suffering from diabetes. This form
- He now has his diabetes under control, thanks to healthier eating and exercise.
- Actor Kamal Haasan suffers from Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is characterized by deficient insulin production and requires daily administration of insulin.
- "I learnt a lot more about my body. I saw that my blood sugar levels shot up whenever I was stressed. I learnt to monitor my blood sugar levels, and find ways to control it. But even now I have to inject myself with insulin three times a day," he
- Cricketer Wasim Akram, who was diagnosed with the condition at the age of 29 years, said he was completely devastated when he learnt about it. "It was a huge shock because at that age you think you're invincible. It took me three and a half months
- 'Aisha' actress Sonam Kapoor suffers from juvenile diabetes. The cause of type 1 diabetes is not known and it is not preventable with current knowledge.
- Worldwide, diabetes affects about 8.3 percent of the global population, or 371 million people. On World Diabetes Day, take a look at celebrities who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
- The disease is characterized by the body's shortage of insulin, or an inability to use the hormone efficiently for converting glucose into energy.
- Socio-environmental factors, though, are now seen as playing an increasing role in the rising number of cases of Type 2 diabetes.
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Anoop Misra, president of the Center for Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Disorders in New Delhi, says India has the highest number of diabetics in the world at just under 51 million people.
Celebrities with diabetes
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