30 Celebrities Who You Didn't Know Have Diabetes

The Oscar-winner was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2013. The actor says yo-yo dieting for film roles could have been a contributing factor. "I'm part of the lazy American generation that has blindly kept dancing through the party and now finds ourselves with a malady ... I was a total idiot," he told E! News.

Berry was diagnosed with diabetes when she was 19 years-old and has since cut out [most] processed sugars and bread from her diet. She initially said the diagnosis left her petrified, thinking she was "going to die," but now she says, "Diabetes turned out to be a gift." She told the Daily Mail:"It gave me strength and toughness because I had to face reality, no matter how uncomfortable or painful it was."

Hayek developed gestational diabetes while she was pregnant with her daughter, Valentina. While it's treatable, women who have it run a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life, according to Mayo Clinic.

People often ask the 61-year-old actress with type 1 diabetes her secret to staying in shape. Her reply: "My secret is no secret," she told E! News, "I just do all the things you're supposed to do. I eat right, I sleep, I work out, I'm happy. I choose the good things."

Priyanka Chopra's husband was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 13. "It was something I thought would slow me down before I even got started," he said at the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards. "But thankfully it didn't, and I'm in the healthiest place I've been since my diagnosis." In November 2019, he wrote on Instagram: "This experience has shaped how I approach my health – working out, eating well, and always thinking about my blood sugar and insulin needs."

The chanteuse is a type 1 diabetic who supports multiple charities for diabetes research. "I am happy for my journey," she told Essence. "I am right where I am supposed to be, and I'm looking forward to where I'm going in the future."

LaBelle discovered she had diabetes after passing out on stage during a performance. Since then, she's overhauled her diet, trading in her favorite seven-cheese mac for egg whites and oatmeal. Her mother, who also had diabetes, needed to amputate her legs while her uncle went blind from the disease, Labelle told People. "You can take hold of the situation," she added. "I feel great now. I live the right way. I wear fierce clothes. Everything I do now, I do it proud. I am a divabetic!"

It's no question that Deen loves her butter, but a type 2 diabetes diagnosis in 2009 prompted the chef to shift her diet. "I've always preached moderation," she told the New York Times in 2012. "I don't blame myself."

The Star Wars creator found out he had type 2 diabetes when he was getting a checkup during his draft for the Vietnam War. According to Diabetes U.K., Lucas inherited the disease from his paternal grandfather.

"If you have diabetes, it's not a death sentence," Shepherd told U.S. News. "And if you're pre-diabetic, don't sit in the dark and try to ignore it. So many people are paralyzed with fear, but knowledge is power."

The veteran actor first found out he had type 2 diabetes after he fell asleep sitting on a bench at the gym. Since then, he's relied on his family to help him eat healthier. "I love working, and at my age I still love being able to put in eight shows a week on a play or handle a long schedule if I'm doing film or television," he previously said. "I didn't want that to stop, so I had to take responsibility with my condition."

The Associate Justice of the Supreme Court first noticed her type 1 diabetes symptoms at the age of seven. She says her early diagnosis taught her to multitask, which later helped with school work. "Diabetes is a constant part of my life," she told the Children's Congress of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in 2011. However it hasn't stopped her from securing her "dream job."

The former British prime minister was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and now relies on up to five daily doses of insulin. "The crucial thing to me is being a diabetic doesn't stop you from doing anything," she said during a Facebook Live interview in 2017.

The Law and Order actress, whose father and grandmother died due to issues associated with type 2 diabetes, was diagnosed with the same disease at 50. Since then, she's implemented a healthier diet. "My diagnosis was a wake-up call," she told USA Today. "I knew I had to start making serious changes to my lifestyle to take control of my health."

The Price is Right host has also committed to a leaner life since he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, shedding 80 pounds on a no-carb diet.

The producer and former American Idol judge was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2003. "I realized a lot of things that can happen if you don't manage it, which is why I encourage everyone to do so," he told Health.

Since her type 2 diabetes diagnosis, the Orange is the New Black actress lost 50 pounds while adjusting to a new eating plan. "I was told that you can either eat potatoes or have beer," DeLaria shared with People in 2015. "So I went with beer. So here I am. It is what it is."

The 36-year-old actress had laparoscopic bariatric surgery in 2016 after receiving a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. "I truly didn't want to worry about all the effects that go along with diabetes," she told People. "I genuinely [would] worry all the time about losing my toes." In her book, This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare she adds, "It has taken me years to realize that what I was born with is all beautiful. I did not get this surgery to be beautiful. I did it so I can walk around comfortably in heels. I want not to be in pain every time I walk up a flight of stairs."

The 85-year-old television personality was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Since then, he's tried to maintain a healthy lifestyle. "I follow my doctor's wishes, I take my prescription drugs, I take a lot of vitamins," he told the LA Times in 2015.

"The diagnosis snapped me right out of the depression," Khan said about discovering she had type 2 diagnosis after a bad breakup. "I said to myself, I'm not going to live like this." She told Health Monitor, "Diabetes was my new beginning."