Celebrities Share Inspiring Stories About Their Health Struggles

Published on July 22, 2020
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Nick Jonas

In 2007, Nick Jonas decided to open up and share the fact that he has type 1 diabetes. He is one of the 1.25 million Americans who have this chronic illness. He shared that his symptoms caused him to lose weight.

Nick Jonas

Nick Jonas

When he was diagnosed, his blood sugar was above 700, way over the normal range of 70 to 120. He was diagnosed when he was just 13 years old, right when he began his musical career with his brothers.

Lil Wayne

In 2013, after being hospitalized, rapper Lil Wayne shared that he has epilepsy, a neurological disorder causes seizures. After this, he also revealed that he had been struggling with it for years but had never been open about it with the public.

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Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne

In 2017, he was forced to cancel shows after he was found unconscious in his hotel room. Although rumors swirled that his seizures were substance-induced, they were proven false after doctors diagnosed Lil Wayne with the condition.