Why do people make a big deal about Nick jonas diabetes?

Question

Some girls act like he is going to die!

Its not like hes going to die...

I'm sure if he wasn't famous then no one would care that much

Answer 1

I don't know either.............Considering the fact that there are 83 million Americans with elevated blood sugars recently put out by the CDC (Center for Disease Control) based in Atlanta.

26 million diabetics, 6 million of whom are not yet diagnosed and 57 million Americans that have elevated blood sugars or are Pre-diabetic

Astounding numbers, aren't they?

Answer 2

Nick Jonas has Juvenile Diabetes or some call it Type 2 diabetes.  It is nothing like regular diabetes which is Type 1.  I know this because my child is Type 1 and I am Type 2.   Juvenile diabetes is when the pancreas stops working and doesn't produce insulin anymore.  This usually occurrs during childhood.  Jonas, like my child, developed his diabetes during his early teens.  When the child and parents are told the diagnosis, they feel like the child's life is over, which does not have to be true.  Some even go through a grieving period or a denial period.  If the diabetes isn't managed properly, eventually blindness, kidney loss, loss of limbs, and even death will eventually occur.  Jonas just wants other kids to know that they aren't alone with their Juvenile Diabetes and that even famous people get it and manage to live somewhat normal lives.  I'm glad Jonas and others like him are out there educating the world about their illness.  Before our child got it, we knew nothing about this kind of diabetes.  I only knew about my kind of diabetes.  We had to take classes on proper diabetic diets, how to give insulin shots, what to do when emergencies pop up, and so many other things.  And yes, we do care about all kids that are diabetic.  I hope this helps you understand better.

Answer 3

It really is annoying.  A lot of them act like he's the only person in the world with diabetes too.