Celebrities with diabetes: 5 celebrities living with the disease

Today is National Diabetes Day, date born to raise awareness of the population on this metabolic syndrome. The disease occurs due to lack of insulin in the body or its inability to perform its functions, which generates a high amount of sugar in the blood.

There are two types of diabetes. In type I, which is the least common, the pancreas reduces the amount or stops producing insulin. In type II, in turn, the body ends up developing a resistance to the action of this hormone.

And the most important thing, both for the problem to be discovered as quickly as possible and for it to be treated and controlled correctly, is awareness. Precisely for this reason, several celebrities who live with the syndrome talk about it, trying to help show the importance of prevention and treatment.

So, know 5 celebrities with diabetes:

Jose Loreto

José Loreto was diagnosed with type I diabetes at the age of 15 and has been treated for the problem ever since. Incidentally, the actor is one of the famous with diabetes who always raises the flag of the cause, making his fans and followers aware of the syndrome.

Babu Santana

Babu Santana discovered he has diabetes more recently, during the pandemic. At the time, the actor and former BBB even thought that his symptoms, such as exaggerated tiredness and lack of appetite, could be due to Covid-19, but later discovered it was diabetes.

Anne Caroline

The singer has type I diabetes, which she discovered at the age of 16. Ana Carolina has already said that she uses physical exercises and proper nutrition as her main allies against the syndrome.

Tom Hanks

Hanks was discovered in 2013 to have developed type II diabetes. According to him, the problem was due to his own habits, since the actor had a disordered diet, despite having gained weight at the time.

Nick Jonas

Finally, the Jonas Brothers member is another living with type I diabetes. The singer was diagnosed at the age of 13.

Source: Terra