Did you know these celebrities have diabetes? 

Have you ever wondered which of your favourite singers, actors, and personalities are also living with diabetes? These 10 awesome celebs have lived with diabetes for years. Read about how diabetes has affected their lives and how they are managing today.

1. Halle Berry - Halle Berry is known for her numerous roles such as Catwoman or Storm from the X-Men series. But, did you know that Berry has had Type 1 diabetes since she was 19 years old? In a recent interview, Berry told PEOPLE magazine that she manages her diabetes through the Keto diet.
2. Tom Hanks - Tom Hanks is an accomplished and familiar actor. From Woody in Toy Story to Captain Phillips, Tom Hanks can pull off any role. After facing high blood pressure for several years, Hanks found out that he had developed Type 2 diabetes. Today, Hanks and his wife cut back on sugars and make time each day to exercise.
3. Nick Jonas - Singer Nick Jonas gained his fame when he and his brothers became the popular band, The Jonas Brothers, in 2005. Since then, Nick has started a solo career and more recently married actress, Priyanka Chopra. At the age of 13, Nick was told that he had Type 1 diabetes, and since then he has used his platform to speak out about living with Type 1 and how he manages it. Right now, he prioritizes physical health and keeping his blood sugars in check.
4. Salma Hayek - Known for her portrayal of Frida Khalo, in Frida , Salma Hayek had a different type of diabetes than the rest of this list. Hayek had gestational diabetes, which developed when she was pregnant. With gestational diabetes, Hayek’s body could not produce enough insulin for both her and her child. After giving birth, gestational diabetes typically goes away, but Hayek and women who have had gestational diabetes are at greater risk for developing Type 2 diabetes in the future.
5. Chris Jarvis - At the age of 13 Chris Jarvis, a Canadian Olympic rower, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. When he was rowing in college a coach once told him that his diabetes would prevent him from ever competing with the varsity team. Jarvis proved that coach wrong and has since went on to win gold medals and compete in the Olympics for rowing.
6. George Lucas - A long, long time ago, in this galaxy, George Lucas was diagnosed with diabetes. Diagnosed shortly after finishing college, having diabetes made Lucas exempt from the draft into the Vietnam war, which gave him some free time to write and direct a trilogy of movies set in space, a.k.a Star Wars !
7. Randy Jackson - It’s Type 2 for me dawg. In 2003 Randy Jackson had just thought that he had gotten a bad flu when he felt drained of energy and sluggish. It was weeks later when Jackson found out that he had Type 2 diabetes. Since then, Randy Jackson has made serious lifestyle changes like eating more nutritious food. Jackson recommends going to the doctor often, starting to work out slowly, and to know that you need to start making life changes when you are first diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes.
8. Neil Young - Canada’s very own Neil Young was diagnosed as a child with Type 1 diabetes as well as epilepsy and polio. This didn’t stop him from becoming the singer and guitarist that we all know today! Young turned his challenges into triumphs and helped found The Bridge School, a facility for children with verbal and physical disabilities.
9. Larry King - Larry King was told he had Type 2 diabetes in the mid 1990s, despite his healthy lifestyle after a previous health scare. Today at 85, King manages his diabetes while still being able to enjoy the good things in life, like a piece of birthday cake. He stated in a recent interview that he is careful about what he eats because he is too curious about life to jeopardize it.
10. George Canyon – Juno and CCMA award winning Country artist George Canyon was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes on Boxing Day when he was only 14 years old. Though there have been literal highs and lows, he’s never let his diabetes stop him. Not only is he an accomplished musician, but his also an actor, a private pilot, and a strong diabetes ambassador.