Nick Jonas Launches Type 1 Diabetes Awareness Campaign
But Jonas, who suffers from type 1 diabetes, hopes a three-year partnership he’s created with Bayer HealthCare will serve as an inspiration to others living with this disease.
“When I was first diagnosed, I did think, ‘Why me?’” Jonas said Wednesday on “FOX & Friends,” where he announced his partnership. “I had a great medical history. I had never stayed in the hospital before. I didn’t know anybody with diabetes. So it was a shock.”
Jonas’ mother, Denise Jonas, who joined him on “FOX & Friends,” said her son felt alone after learning of his diagnosis because there was no one to offer him guidance.
“He really didn’t have anybody to look to,” she said. “So we really want to help Nick be that inspiration.”
For its part, Bayer has donated money to the Jonas Brothers’ foundation, ChangeForTheChildren.org, to help support the musician’s awareness campaign.
As one-third of the pop group that also includes his brothers Kevin and Joe, Jonas was busy touring — playing elementary and middle schools — when he received his diabetes diagnosis in 2005 at age 13.
“I started to see some weight loss, I was thirsty all the time and I kind of had a bad attitude,” said Jonas, who is now 15. “I lost 15 pounds in two weeks and my blood sugar was 790-something so they put me in the hospital for two or three days, and gave me a crash course on everything I needed to know.”
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August 28th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
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August 28th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Hi! I have type one diabetes too.I hate when people say “Oh My gosh I feel so sorry for you!” or when they say “Oh don’t feel bad Nick Jonas has it too!” I am like I know peoples!!
My mama is a nurse, she recognized my symptoms, always thirst needing to use the bathroom a lot and having a bad attitude towards everything.she checked my sugar (she is a type 2).It was 301!she called my pediatrician emedently he said to get some blood work done to see whats going on!the day after i got home from church my mama broke the news to me.two days later I was in the hospital with a 465 blood sugar.I was so scared i remeber asking my mom to make it go away, ang asking if i was going to die.I alway thought “Why me?” now I know that this is god’s way to use me to touch other people.I wont let my diabetes stop me!
Lindsey Hill
diagnosed 3\318
August 29th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Congratulations, Lindsey, on your healthy attitude! Keep up the good work!
September 16th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
I have diabetes to and I also hate it when people say ” oh i fell so sorry for you”. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when i was 8 years old four and a half years ago I lost 20 lbs in about 2 weeks and i was thirsty all of the time and grouchy they took me to the docters office were they checked my sugar and then rushed me of to the hospital were i was diagnosed, I have handled it very well and am proud to say that my A1C is 6.9, I take 4 insulin shots a day and am hoping to get a omnipod soon. About a month ago my little sister who is only 6 years old started showing the same signs she was takin to the emergencey room and was also diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, she is handling it well and is also taking 4 shots a day. I try to make more fun for her by competing with her to get the better blood glucose so far she is winning. I believe God does not give you more than you can handle and that is proving right in my case. I pray for a cure every night, I hope that it will come soon because i don’t want my sister going through this to.