Nick Jonas on CNN Educating Through Music.
Nick Jonas on CNN Educating Through Music. I love the way nick handles his diatbetes 🙂 Love all fans! and them too! ;D 1/26/11 Educating Through Music AZUZ: When someone’s body has problems controlling blood sugar, it could mean the person has diabetes. The American Diabetes Association estimates that more than 23 million Americans have some form of this disease. And that includes one member of the Jonas Brothers. Dr. Sanjay Gupta shows us how he’s trying to help other people who are living with diabetes. DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: The Jonas Brothers have been one of the most successful young acts for the past several years, having sold millions of records and entertaining audiences all over the globe. They just completed a world tour about a month ago, which took them from the United States to Argentina, Brazil, Europe and the United Arab Emirates. Now, shortly after the group signed their first recording contract, Nick, the youngest Jonas Brother, was diagnosed with Type I, or juvenile diabetes. NICK JONAS, JONAS BROTHERS: I was diagnosed in November of 2005. So, I was about 13. I lost 15 pounds in a total of about three weeks, which was a bit startling considering I only weighed about 105 pounds to start with. GUPTA: Nick was told his blood sugar was over 700. A normal level is below 125. JONAS: My commitment to myself when I was on my way to the hospital was that I would not let this slow me down. GUPTA: Nick has learned to live with his …
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