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Jonas Brothers Band Member Reveals He Has Diabetes
This press release is an announcement submitted by Insulet Corporation, and was not written by Diabetes Health.
New York, New York - March 12, 2007 - About 1,000 people attending the Diabetes Research Institute’s Carnival for a Cure fundraising event in New York yesterday were treated to a live concert by the young pop rock band, the Jonas Brothers, and some surprising inspiration from one of the band members.
Nick Jonas, 14, who sings vocals and plays guitar and drums for the band, took center stage after the band’s opening song and asked for a show of hands of people in the audience, especially kids, who have diabetes. He then raised his own hand, acknowledging for the first time publicly that he has type 1 diabetes, a disease that results when the body does not produce the hormone insulin that is needed to convert sugar into energy.
Nick, who performs music around the country and in Europe with his older brothers Kevin, 19, and Joe, 17, told the families at New York’s Metropolitan Pavilion he was diagnosed while on tour in November 2005. Exhibiting the classic symptoms of the disease, he was thirsty all the time, lost a lot of weight, and was acting uncharacteristically moody. When his doctor told him his sugar level was 700, meaning he had diabetes, his first thought was that he might die
“I had an emotional breakdown since I really had no idea what diabetes was all about,” said Nick. “I wondered, ‘why me?’ Then I asked myself, ‘why not me?’ and realized that I might be able to help other kids with diabetes.”
Nick spent three days in the hospital learning how to manage his diabetes, including how to give himself insulin injections several times a day. The band’s busy tour schedule as a Disney Channel and teen and tween-aged pop rock band favorite, made managing his diabetes with injections a challenge.
After reviewing different insulin therapy options including conventional insulin pumps that deliver insulin via long tubing attached to a pump typically worn on the belt, Nick opted instead for a relatively new insulin delivery system called the OmniPod
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Nick i think your a wonderful guy i know u can make kids happy because i know u knwo how to make people happy. i dont think u dont haev to be worry cuz u have fans that,we love you and we are always going to help u in everthing. And Nick dont worry i think ur going to get through this. Nick im do proud of u . i wish u can read this because i want u to know that im always going to be there for, i dont care if u have diabetes or if u get sick im always going to love u i wish i can meet you. Oh buy teh way my name is Daniela Encines I live in Long Beach CA i wish i can go to one of ur concert and tell u that dont worry but my mom and dad does not have enough money. well i think maybe for the next year. I LOVE YOU NICK
AND REMEMBER GOD AND ME WERE GOING TO HELP U. Im so sorry Belivied me im crying right now cuz i dont know what going with me but im feeling something for u like love love XOXOXOXO and kissie i really want to meet u
DANIELA ENCINES
Long Beach, CA
OMG...Nick, i hope u r ok...ur stil hot and i love u... XOX
i love u i don't care if you have diabetes you are still cute,hot, and awsame..............
i love u no matter what you are so censitive i love censitive boys .............
Wow Nick you are so brave to tell millions of people that oyu have diabeties type 1 but I will still love you even though you are different LUV YA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nick, that was the most inspiring ting i ever read. I'm sure that inspired many people. I think that it was so brave and sweet of you to admit that you have diabetes. I hope you get a chance to read this. I will allways be a fan no matter what happens to you or the band. I don't have diabetes, but because of you I have become more interested in how I can help people who do. I hope you inspired other people as much as you inspired me!! You guys are awsome!!!!
Love, Hannah
I've been knowing that.But I feel bad for nick.hes not my favorite but he is still cute.And Nick Can I MARRY JOE?????????????CAN I ???????????please and thank you.I LOVE YOU JOE LOVE CELIA JONAS (IF YOU MARRY ME).
I love you joe and i know that its about nick right now but I LOVE YOU JOE MARRY ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my sister has had diabetes since 2005 too. she is 15 and uses a pump
i lve u nick i r willy cool i wish i was mrs nick jonas the cool thin is ur lke 2 or 3 yrs older then me :):)
wow i did not know till today
i am a 15 yr old girl who has been having high blood surar hours after eating meals i was tested for diabetes with a fasting glucose level test and an ac3 average but they came back normal my problem is that my panncreas doesn't secrete insulin fast enough i know i have diabetes type two but my doctor will not give me a glucose tolerence test. i know that if i took this i would be diagnosed. i show most of the symtons and it is genetic i am positive i have it and i have been changing how i eat and exercise so i want to thank nick for inspiring me so much
hey nick great news i now have type one diabetes
I am sorry i feel really bad
Hey Nick, I think its cool that you told peopple about it. I don't think anybody of us could do that! You rock Nick!
hey nick i think that was really brave of u to tell every body that !!! i think ur a real sweet heart and u should rock on 4 ev !!
i think it was soo cool of u 2 think of the kids that would be my 1st thought 2....
well luv always rock on
Hey, just a couple of months ago it became my 10th year with diabetes and i'm 13. I thought its a shock at first, after you go to tons of those Walks to Cure Diabetes you realize that you not the only one. Even though your diabetic you'll still have friends bye your side at the end. And if your ever feeling low ( not blood suger low) Just remember there is always people that care about you. Always have HOPE!!!
poor nick he has the same thing as my friend at tca>:(
I have type 1 Diabetes, and had it for 5 years. Telling this makes me feel better about having diabetes. you're an inspiration to all and that's why you're my hero!
Hi!!Joe,Nick,andKEVIN!!!I LOOOOOOVE YOU'RE MUSIC S.O.S IT'S COOL!!!I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU FOREVER!!! KISS KISS KISS!!!!AND YOU GUYS WILL ALLWAYS HAVE A CUTE FACE!!!!!!!!
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE YOU !! JOE AND NICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
when i heard that nick had diabetes i cryed because that was a really sad story. i love nick alot he's really sexy and i would everything for him.and i love u nick no matter what u do or what u have ur an awsome singer and ur my life and i would do anything for u
me and my sister have had diabetes have had diabetes for 6yrs and 5 yrs and we have to say tht this story about nick is absolultey ridiculous how can u have a blood sugar level of 700... i had high blood sugar and was 2 days away from death... so he wud have been out of it!!
i love nick very much, i will cure him
when you first get diagnosed you have an incredibly high blood sugar, mine was 850. 700 is totally possible dont be ignorant
Nick jonas is the bravest i even have Diabetes ad have the pump!!!
Stay strong Nick
I THINK THAT NICK IS SO SWEET AND KNOWS HOW 2 BE BRAVE...I THINK ITS SWEET AND TOUCHING FOR HIM 2 TRY 2 HELP OTHERS AND SAY U KNOW WHAT ITS OK....I LOVE THE JONAS BROTHERS.....DESPITE THE FACT OF NICK HAVIN DIABETES HES JUST LIKE N E ONE ELSE AN DI ADMIRE HIM 4 REVIELING THE TRUTH 2 ALL HIS FANS....I LOVE U NICHOLAS JERRY JONAS AND ALWAYS WILL.....U 2...PAUL KEVIN JONAS...AND JOSEPH ADAM JONAS ♥
nick is such a beautiful soul.
my mom also has Diabetes but i do not know what kind my mother has had them all her life. she usually is around 800 in the mornings and we eliminated all the sugars in the house. its such a terrible thing to have it only not effect you but it also effects the people who are around you that you love. i am proud for nick that he came out in public about that.and i wish him the best!!!!!!!!
rebecca saloane green
As a mom of a 6 yr old Type 1 Diabetic. I give a high five for your courageous notion to announce that you have diabetes publicly. I believe you have people (other kids) that look up to you but for some it gives them a different outlook. For those with fear it gives them Hope.
Thank You
Proud mom of a Type 1
Hey my name is Adrianna.Ijust read what was up abouve and Ithink that was really sweet because my friend has diabetes. My friends name is Faith.Oh and if you raed this will you please tell Joe that if he keeps knoking people out like he did Kevin he's right he won't have anymore fans.Isay this because untill I read that I liked him. Now I'm going tellall my friends.Alos here in Illinios Iknow for a fact he had at least 100,000 fans. Anyways your still the best Nick. and your awsome !!!!!!!!!
O my god..
Nick you'r so sweet i love you
Nick,
I just want to say that after watching you admit that you have diabetes I didn't know what to say. But now I do. Nick I want to thank you for being an inspiration not only to me but to all of us living with diabetes. After I saw you raise your hand I no longer felt bad about it. The day after I watched it I walked into school feeling confident and I didn't feel like the freaky girl who had diabetes. Like I said thanks for being our inspiration to all of us living with diabetes. I'm now going to hold on and live life to the fullest and I owe it all to you. I love you Nick! (After I finished typing that sentence I started to cry.) Again Nick I truly do love you for helping through this tough time in my life.
Your loving diabetic fan,
Vicky Gonzalez
nick you and moriah tanner is the same age is you and i live in kelowna B.C
hello nick I'm the same age is you I live in kelowna B.C untill next mouth
hey
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Aww... I feel really bad for Nick... But I think it's so great that Nick thinks of how he can help other people that are going through the same thing as he is. You're a really great guy!! I hope everything works out for you!!!!!
awwe srry my cousin loves you
Nick,
I think its really great that you announced that you have diabetes. I know that that probably took a lot of courage. You are an inspiration to millions of people. I don't have diabetes myself, but i know that it must be a struggle to live with it. The fact that you have it and inspire so many others is amazing. Thank you for all that you've done. :)
From-Jordan age 13
Nick, its not that this will stop you it what won't stop you. you have everything i have which makes you equal. you are as beautiful as the teardrops in my eyes that shine with the light of grace and you are only a few heart beats away form being who you are. i love you nick and never bring yourself down about this. your right why not you?
i don't know when was the last time you visited this site, nick, but chaconia(a last user) said that you should come to trinidad,i live here.probably you can come,we love you and your brothers as equally as the u.s.
well my bff has type 1 diabetes and she has a pump so I'm used to going to the nurse and watching her.
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