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“OMG, Nick Jonas!”
The Jonas Brothers played San Francisco this week. We did not attend (tickets started at $92). But my three daughters have chatted up everyone at their school, everyone at summer camp, and everyone under age 14 within a 10-mile radius, I believe: they just cannot get over the fact that I actually interviewed Nick Jonas back in Spring of 2007.
Never mind that the interview was over the phone. And never mind that this was before the Disney Channel and the cover of People magazine and the movie Camp Rock, etc., etc. I had no idea how BIG those boys would get.
Love them or not, the beautiful thing about Nick’s diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes is how incredibly open he’s been about it. I think it would take most of us much longer than a year — especially as a teenager — to be prepared to talk about our illness on national and international TV, all over YouTube, and on newsstands everywhere.
After diagnosis, it didn’t take long at all for Nick to start on the OmniPod, and start talking about how that system has helped him. Click HERE to read the customer story I interviewed him for.
I remember Nick being a typically reticent then-14-year-old during our interview. In other words, it took a lot of prodding to get him to talk. But eventually his diagnosis story rolled out, quite eloquently:
“The whole story is that we were touring for the whole summer. We hit the road on a school tour in October-November of 2005. and I and started to notice substantial weight loss, I was drinking lot of water, and going to the restroom all time. My attitude was really bad. When the tour ended, I felt terrible.”
“Turns out my sugar was over 700. It was a crazy moment hearing that. I ended up in the hospital for three days… The day I got out of the hospital, I was doing a show with my brothers, so I was right back out there.”
Nothing like being age 14 or 15 for the powers of bouncing back, ay?
Anyway, as you may have heard (OMG, don’t you know?), Nick has composed a new song inspired by his diabetes. Watch that video HERE.
You can also read an interview with his mother Denise in the July edition of Diabetes Forecast. His mom sounds like a pretty cool lady, and since there’s a strong mother behind every famous kid: hats off to her, I say. Hats off to cool mothers everywhere, in fact! Right, kids?
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I just took my 8 year old twins (1 boy & 1 girl) to the Jonas Brothers concert in Irvine, Caifornia for their birthday. My daughter has type 1 diabetes and is in LOVE with the Jonas Brothers. I, as a mother,was very impressed with the positive light that Nick has shown on Diabetes that I had tears in my eyes on a few occasions during the concert. A few clips were shown on the big screen explaining diabetes and what it was like to have type 1 diabetes. Nick also told his story and how it was not going to stop him. This message was great and I watched as my daughter sucked in every positive word and I know that it definitely made her feel better about her own diabetes which is a constant struggle. I hope that he continues to spread the news about diabetes and share his story because he is really helping more kids that he knows Thank you Nick Jonas for sharing your story and being such a great diabetes role model!!!
Posted by: Kim Collins | July 18th, 2008 at 8:13 pmI think that his opening a charity for diabetic children is really generous.
Posted by: Shannon | July 19th, 2008 at 3:38 pmMy youngest daughter is 12 and was dx with type I at age 10. She’s also a huge fan of Nick Jonas. She & my other daughter went to the Jonas Brothers concert earlier this month here in OKC. They’re still floating.
Posted by: Natalie | July 20th, 2008 at 9:40 ami love you nick j so much i had a drem adout you nick i wat to meet you and your brothers joe and kevin
Posted by: jessica hickey | August 4th, 2008 at 3:18 amI LOVE you Nick!!!! I will always be there supporting you and your diabetes!!!!! You should just see my locker at school, it’s covered with you!! There’s pics on the walls, the door, and I’m working on the ceiling,I think I have 60 pics SO FAR!!!! There are so many pics, you can’t even see what color my locker is!! And the same with my door at home!! Not to mention,I’m pretty sure I have 200 posters of you and your bros.!!!Most people say I’m OVER OBSESSED,but I don’t think so!!! I LOVE YOU NICK JONAS AND I ALWAYS WILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Nick Jonas is AWESOME!!!! | September 23rd, 2008 at 4:29 pmi have had diabetes since i was 6 and now i’m 17. When i heard nicks story it made me really think me and my diabetes and how i’m not taking care of it. Nick you have inspired me so much and that’s why i’m taking better care of my diabetes.
Thank You,
Posted by: Amanda | October 21st, 2008 at 2:14 pmxoxo Amanda
Nick,
My name is Kate and i’ve had type I diabetes and after I went to your concert in Saratoga Springs New York on September 7th, all i’ve been thinking abot are my diabetes and how I should take beter care of them. I just got my diabtes about 2 years ago and my cousin keeps telling me “Kate, you should take better care of your diabetes!” When I first heared your story about your diabetes, it shoced me!!!!!
I LOVE YOU NICK JONAS!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Kate | November 1st, 2008 at 3:28 pmLove,
Kate xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
i am so so sorry about that I AM GOING TO CRY.
Posted by: rosie hines | January 20th, 2009 at 9:24 amNick you are such an inspiration for many with type 1 diabetes, you are really the guy that any girl would be so lucky to have!
Posted by: Erika | March 10th, 2009 at 10:41 amI love you so much and i am inspired by you!
I don’t have diabetes but i understand so much from what you keep telling us on Disney channel sometimes. I hope one day i can see you and give you a hug of hope to keep encouraging kids around the world!
You are truly the number one Jonas brother i look up to for my friends who have diabetes. You r also so much of a good person to have this stress on your shoulders for the rest of your life…i miss you soo much and i hope to see you in concert! Love you Nick Jonas! You are what the world needs!
Love,
Erika love to the infinity!