Some talk openly to others with type 1 diabetes about their experiences or serve as role models in other ways. Others raise awareness about treatment and the importance of research.

Read on to learn about 10 famous people with type 1 diabetes who have used their fame to improve the lives of people with the condition and otherwise contribute to the cause.

Before, during, and after each game, he carefully monitored his blood sugar (glucose) levels.

He wears an insulin pump to help manage his diabetes.

Insulin pump therapy, also known as continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII), is an important and evolving form of insulin delivery that is mainly used for people with type 1 diabetes.

He hasn’t let the diagnosis slow him down, though. In his long music career, he’s sold over 25 million records and had 15 Top 40 singles. His creative work has also expanded into film production, writing, directing, and acting.

Michaels prefers to use insulin injections instead of an insulin pump and tests his blood eight times a day.I

In 2010, he won the television series The Celebrity Apprentice and pledged his $300,000 award to the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

It wasn’t until 2007, two years after his diagnosis, that Jonas made a public announcement about having diabetes while playing at a Diabetes Research Institute carnival.

Since then, he has become an inspiration for many young people with diabetes.

Rice learned to manage her diabetes and continued to have a successful career in publishing until she died from a stroke in 2021.

Rice is most well-known for writing the book “Interview With a Vampire,” which was later made into a movie.

A routine blood test done during her hospitalization recorded a blood sugar of 750, which prompted the start of insulin therapy.

Moore, who was best known for her years on, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” appeared in many other television shows and movies and was honored with numerous awards.

Moore dedicated several years to promoting diabetes research and served as the International Chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) for several years before her death in 2017.

He admits to being angry and in denial about his diabetes back then, but has accepted the fact that he must manage his blood sugar and currently does so with the use of an insulin pump.

He has become a role model for young people with diabetes and believes in the importance of support from friends and family.

Sotomayor attributes her successful diabetes management to being vigilant with insulin injections and testing her blood sugar level often.

Carrying glucose tablets wherever she goes is another key to maintaining her high-powered career.

However, Hall was determined to prove them wrong. He had to learn to increase his stamina without getting fatigued, which required him to get out of the water and check his blood sugar levels every 45 minutes.

In 2000, he was recognized as the fastest swimmer in the world, In 2008, Hall retired with 10 Olympic medals, five of them gold.

Hall is a member of the JRDF and regularly speaks to young people with diabetes, emphasizing that their goals can be accomplished despite the fact that they live with diabetes.

Instead, she went on to place as third-runner up in Miss Florida USA in 1997, and became Miss Virginia in 1998. She then went on to win the Miss America pageant in 1999.

By that time, Johnson had already started to advocate for diabetes awareness. She was the first person with diabetes to win Miss America and the first contestant to show their insulin pump.

Today, she serves on various health advisory committees along with working with the ADA and the JDRF.

Putting two and two together, she said she immediately went to the nurse convinced that she knew what was wrong—and it turned out she was right.

Since then, Este has talked a lot about the challenges of trying to manage diabetes while on tour with her sisters in their band HAIM. They also perform at events to raise money for diabetes charities.