Insulin - Celebrities with diseases

Soft drink consumption could increase chances of pancreatic cancer, study finds

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Researchers reported on Monday that individuals who consume two or more soft drinks per week have a higher chance of developing deadly pancreatic cancer

Study provides hope for diabetics

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Scientists have tested an “artificial pancreas“ – a system of pumps to better control sugar levels in the body

Diabetes is a sugar disease that affects many people worldwide. There are two basic types of diabetes, namely Type 1 and Type 2. Here we take a closer look at type 1 diabetes, what causes it, and how it can be treated.

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Salma Hayek battled diabetes during her pregnancy

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Gestational diabetes, while a disease that affects only about four percent of pregnant woman, is one to be taken extremely seriously.

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Gestational diabetes

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This is a form of diabetes that affects four percent of pregnant women. Find out more about gestational diabetes here.

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Type 2 diabetes

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Find out more about an illness that affects millions of Americans – some who don’t even know they have it.

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Nick Jonas won’t let diabetes stop him

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A strapping 17-year-old and the youngest member of hit teenie band The Jonas Brothers, Nick Jonas doesn’t let his type 1 diabetes get him down. Diagnosed in 2005, Nick has since advocated for funding research into the disease that affects so many.

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Bret Michaels and his diabetes

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Bret Michaels is the lead singer of 80s and 90s “big hair” glam rock band Poison. After being photographed injecting himself backstage at a concert, he was accused of taking heroin. Only then did Michaels announce that he has Type 1 diabetes.