Celebrities And Diabetes

Filed in archive Notable on January 24, 2007

Sometimes, when dealing with the personal issues that diabetes causes to arise, it's easy to forget that other people are going through the same thing. Even rich, famous people.

This is the subject of a new special airing this coming Sunday on dLife.

This Sunday on dLifeTV, Turner examines the 'dream factory' to reveal what Hollywood legends have revealed their diabetes, who has kept it a secret, and who lives with it today.

At a star-studded diabetes gala in California, Halle Berry stated that her disease was " ... a gift..." that " ... gave me the strength and toughness I needed for my life." From Oscar winners to Emmy winners, Elizabeth Taylor, Dick Clark, Victor Garber, and many more are discussed. The in-depth segment also features current TV Actor Sam McMurray (over 150 appearances including Friends, King of Queens and The Tracy Ullman Show) and Management Inc.'s Margarit Polak (one of Hollywood's top management firms), who explain what revealing diabetes could mean in a profession that is based just as much upon perception as it is on talent and good looks.

Perhaps seeing celebrities speak out about their condition will remove some of the stigma associated with diabetes. Will you be tuning in?