Type 1 Diabetes is an autoimmune disease, meaning the body’s immune system turns inexplicably against its own insulin-producing cells, destroying them as if they were foreign invaders. Since people with Type 1 Diabetes can’t produce their own insulin, they must put insulin into the blood stream through injections or an insulin pump. This type of Diabetes is associated with a number of complications, including heart disease, kidney disease and blindness. Since Type 1 Diabetes usually develops in children, it’s often called Juvenile Diabetes, but adults, like Moore, can develop the condition as well.

In an interview about her book with, “USA Today”, Moore explains how living with type 1 Diabetes means there is little opportunity for spontaneity. “You’ve got to always have a plan,” she said. “It’s a fact of life that if someone invites you out to dinner you have to think, ‘What are they going to be doing whey they serve you dinner? How quickly are they going to get it on the table from the time I arrive? When should I take my shot? What should I eat of what’s available.”

Moore told “USA Today” that she regrets not being as mindful as she should have been about her illness when she was younger, living a life of high stress and heavy drinking and smoking, but says that finally taking ownership of her diabetes helped her grow and become more self-reliant. Moore is much more vigilant about her condition today. She told the interviewer that she works out five to six days a week to keep herself fit and to help fight the disease. Her workouts incorporate the treadmill, elliptical machine, rowing machine and Pilates to avoid boredom. Because her blood sugar often drops after exercise, Moore keeps orange juice nearby for a post-workout boost. Moore also said in the interview that as she’s gotten older, it’s become more difficult to predict the onset of a drop in blood sugar and the episodes occur more often.

Moore hasn’t let diabetes or near total blindness stop her. As chairperson for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, she lobbies for more diabetes research. On March 11, 2009, in reaction to President Obama’s executive order ending restrictions on using federal money for embryonic stem cell research, Moore issued this statement:

“As someone who has had Type 1 Diabetes for far too many years now, I’m grateful to President Obama for setting in place a policy to fully explore this promising field of science. The President’s Executive Order is a strong signal to patients, scientists, and the nation that we have the government’s full support to pursue ethical research that may accelerate progress to new treatments and possible cures for diabetes.”

While Moore doesn’t feel that others should model their lives or treatments after hers, she offers some strong advice about taking control of her condition. “I’ve always been independent,” she told “USA Today.” “I’ve always had courage. But I didn’t always own my diabetes.”

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Famous Diabetics by Medicalnewstoday.com
Diabetes doesn’t stop you from pursuing your hopes, dreams, and ambitions.

Being a diabetic might mean a change in lifestyle but it doesn’t mean you will not be able to pursue your career effectively, run a business, practice a sport or realize your ambition.
Here is a list of people who have achieved great things and they all have something in common – they all have (had) diabetes while some managed to win Olympic Gold Medals.
Diabetes will not stop you from becoming a top sportsman or sportswoman, politician, actor/actress, musician, artist, writer, journalist, doctor, lawyer, business owner, teacher, professor, salesperson, veterinarian, president, entertainer, manager, parent, or whatever it is that you want to be. If your eating is well planned, if you do plenty of exercise, and adhere to any medication plan your doctor gives you, there is NO reason why you cannot carry on trying to pursue your lifetime ambitions. Inspire yourself and while you’re at you just may inspire others.

Sir Steven Redgrave won 5 Olympic Gold medals for rowing and has suffered from Diabetes Type 1 since 1997. Despite being diagnosed with diabetes he continued training hard and won his fifth Olympic Gold in Sydney in 2000. He won the five medals in five consecutive Olympic games:

* 2000 Olympic Gold, Coxless Four (with Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster, James Cracknell)
* 1996 Olympic Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
* 1992 Olympic Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent)
* 1988 Olympic Gold, Coxless Pair (with Andy Holmes)
* 1988 Olympic Bronze, Coxed Pair (with Andy Holmes and Patrick Sweeney)
* 1984 Olympic Gold, Coxed Four (with Martin Cross, Adrian Ellison, Andy Holmes, Richard Budgett).

Redgrave was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 1992 and also suffers from dyslexia.

A List of Famous Diabetics

Nat Adderly – Jazz Muscian
Wasim Akram – Cricketer
Yuri Andropov – Soviet Union Leader
Piers Anthony – Author
Arthur Ashe – Tennis Player
Hafiz al Assad – Syrian President
Nicole Johnson Baker – Miss America
Walter Barnes – NFL Philadelphia
Syd Barret – Pink Floyd
Marion Barry – Mayor Of Washington DC
Richard Bartlett – Screenwriter
Menachem Begin – PM of Israel
Jack Benny – Comedian
Halle Berry – Actress
Sarah Bina – Championship clogger
Samuel Block – Civil Rights Activist
Wilford Brimley – Actor
Anthony J. Brown – Actor
Danny Joe Brown – Singer
James Brown – Singer
Ralph Bunche – Nobel Peace Winner
Delta Burke – Actress, Miss USA
Ayden Byle – World-famous Runner
James Cagney – Actor
Douglas Cairns – Pilot
Fran Carpentier – Editor
Nell Carter – Singer, actress
Johnny Cash – Musician
Paul Cezanne – Artist
Carol Channing – Singer, Actress
Sylvia Chase – Journalist (20/20)
Alvin Childress – Actor
Dick Clark – Entertainer, TV producer
Bobby Clarke – NHL Philadelphia Flyers
Ty Cobb – MLB (Detroit Tigers)
Scott Coleman – Swam English Channel
Mark Collie – Country Singer
David Crosby – Singer
Bill Davidson – Motorcycles
John Davidson – Motorcycles
Miles Davis – Jazz musician
Paddy Devlin – Politician
James Doohan – Actor
James “Buster” Dougls – Boxer
Kenny Duckette – NFL N Orleans
Chris Dudley – NBA NY Knicks
Rick Dudley – Hockey
Scott Dunton – Surfer
Mike Echols – NFL Tennessee Titans
Thomas Edison – Scientist
Mama Cass Elliott – Singer
Dale Evans – Entertainer
King Fahd – King of Saudi Arabia
Pam Fernandes – Para Olympian
Ella Fitzgerald – Singer
Mick Fleetwood – Musician
Aretha Franklin – Singer
Melvin Franklin – Singer
Curt Frasier – NHL Chicago Black Hawks
“Smokin’ Joe” Frazier – Boxer
Kris Freeman – Olympic Skier
Stephen Furst – Actor
Victor Garber – Actor
Jerry Garcia – Singer, Musician
Rodolfo Garcia – AP Reporter
W. L. Gherra – Payless Drugs
Killah Ghostface – Rapper
Joe Gibbs – NFL Washington Redskins
Dizzy Gillespie – Jazz Musician
Jackie Gleason – Actor
Linda Goodman – Author
Dorian Gregory – Actor
Bill Gullickson – MLB Cincinnati Reds
Gary Jr. Hall – Olympic Gold Swimmer
Jim Hamblin – Newsman
Jonathan Hayes – NFL Pittsburgh Steelers
Chuck Heidenrich – Skier
Ernest Hemingway – Author
Jay Hewitt – Iron Man triathlete
Dana Hill – Actress
Mike Huckabee – Politician
James Hunter – MLB Baseball
Cynthia Ice – Lotus Development
Marvin Isley – Singer
Mahalia Jackson – Gospel Singer
Rick James – Singer
Bill Janklow – South Dakota Politician
Chris Jarvis – World Champion rower
Waylon Jennings – Country Singer
Wei Jingsheng – Chinese Dissident
Jason Johnson – MLB Detroit Tigers
Nicole Johnson – Miss America, 1999
Herbert “Tiny Tim” Kahury – Singer
Zippora Karz – NYC Ballet Soloist
Walt Kelly – Cartoonist
Kesey – Novelist
Kellie Keuhne – Golfer
B.B. King – Blues singer
Billy Jean King – Tennis Player
Larry King – Talk Show Host
Joseph Kolter – Politician
Ray Krock – McDonald’s
Cardinal John Krol – Bishop
Nikita Kruschev – USSR Premier
LaBelle Patty – Soul Singer
Fiorello LaGuardia – Mayor of NY City
Peggy Lee – Jazz singer
Tommy Lee – Drummer
Jason Leeuewenberg – Sports caster
Lyle Leverich – Biographer
James Lloyd – Congressman
Mother Love – Entertainer, author
George Lucas – Director and producer
Winnie Mandela – Politician
Jerry Mather – Actor
Curtis Mayfield – Soul singer
Steve McCafferry – Author, Poet
Michelle McGann – Golfer
Bret Michaels – Singer
Dr. George Minot – Nobel Prize Med
Mary Tyler Moore – Actress
Adam Morrison – Basketball
Richard Mulligan – Actor
Gamal Nasser – Leader of Egypt
Kevin Nealon – Comedian
Carroll O’Conner – Actor
Park Overall – Actress
Tim Parker – Rapper
Elvis Presley – Singer
Mario Puzo – Author
Sir Steven Redgrave – Olympic
Della Reese – Actress, singer
Dan Reichert – MLB Kansas City Royals
Anne Rice – Author
Jackie Robinson – Baseball player
Sugar Ray Robinson – Boxer
Buddy Roemer – Politician
Esther Rolle – Actress
Carl Rowan – Columnist, Author
Milton Rubicam – Genealogist
Anwar Sadat – President of Egypt
Ron Santo – MLB Chicago Cubs
Sue Schofield – CompuServe Author
Sir Harry Seacomb – Comedian
Kendall Simmons – NFL Pittsburgh
Mike Sinclair – NFL Philadelphia Eagles
Jean Smart – Actress
Sharon Stone – Actress
Elaine Stritch – Comedian
Elizabeth Taylor – Actress
Leonard Thompson – First Insulin Recipient
Jim Turner – Actor
Gary Valenciano – Singer
Luther Vandross – Singer
Scott Verplank – Golfer
Andrew Lloyd Webber – Composer
H. G. Wells – Author
Mae West – Actress
Norman Whitfield – Musician
Neil Young – Singer

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