Georgetown University’s leading scorer Austin Freeman has been diagnosed with diabetes. According to a report in The Washington Post, Freeman disclosed the diagnosis in an interview Wednesday evening, joined by his physician, Stephen Clement, head of the Diabetes Center at Georgetown University Hospital. The condition shouldn’t...

Winner of 10 Olympic medals, and a type 1 diabetic, Gary Hall Jr. has begun blogging for the LA Times. Gary has represented the United States in international swimming competitions for 16 years, competing in three Olympics. Gary has served as a diabetes advocate and consultant to some of the largest companies in the diabetes industry,...

The troubled socialite Casey Johnson died of natural causes linked to diabetes, the NY Daily news reports.    The Los Angeles County Coroner released an autopsy report that showed Johnson, 30, the Johnson & Johnson heiress,  died as a result of her diabetic condition. The cause of death was listed as diabetic ketoacidosis –...

Los Angeles Lakers forward Adam Morrison was named Wednesday to the advisory board of the Joe Toucan Diabetes Project, according to a Marketwire report. The Joe Toucan Diabetes Project focuses on researching, producing, and developing empowering projects, supplies and accessories for both children and young adults living with diabetes....

According to a press release published by PR Newswire, Kris Freeman was picked for the US Olympic Ski Team, and is expected to compete in up to five events at the 2010 Olympic Games taking place this February in Vancouver Canada. Freeman was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2000 at age 19 and was told he would he would never be able...

Jay Cutler has not let type 1 diabetes hold him back from doing what he loves. Since being diagnosed after his second season in the NFL he has worked to help inspire children with diabetes to achieve their goals, and let them see that diabetes doesn’t have to stop them from being who they want to be. The Chicago Bears quarterback...

Bayer Diabetes Care and Nick Jonas awarded the three grand prize winners of Bayer’s “Express Your Simple Win Creativity Contest.” The contest entrants were all children living with type 1 diabetes.  According to EmaxHealth each of the 160 participants sent in a 15-30 second video that expressed their “Simple Win” – small,...

Jay Cutler said he’ll look into wearing an insulin pump during the offseason to manage his type 1 diabetes. According to the Chicago Sun-Times Cutler tried outfitting himself with one in Denver a short time after being diagnosed but had difficulty keeping it on. “I tried it out probably a month after I was diagnosed, and we...

Jay Cutler has had a bad run so far this season.  He is 0-3 in nationally televised night games, throwing 11 of his NFL-high 17 interceptions. There has been speculation that this may be sight related but Ron Turner, the Bears offensive coordinator, doesn’t think this is the case. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Turner commented...

Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler visited the University of Chicago’s Kovler Diabetes Center on World Diabetes Day, Chicago Press Release reported. Cutler met with teenage diabetics to discuss his experience with diabetes. The quarterback recently recorded six videos that detail his experience with diabetes, its impact on his life...