11.Billie Jean King
The tennis great says as an athlete she’s always been mindful of diet and exercise. But when she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2007, she took it to a new level. The hardest change, she says, was cutting back on carbs and sugars. “That’s not fun for a lot of people, but it sure is fun to feel good,” she told Ladies’ Home Journal. She tells people who are diagnosed: “Just know that you can live a normal, wonderful, terrific, active life.”
12.Jay Cutler
The Chicago Bears quarterback was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2008 after he lost 35 pounds and felt like he had no energy, according to reports. But Cutler hasn’t let diabetes sideline him. He now wears an insulin pump, tracks his blood sugar, and has called his condition “manageable.” Type 1 diabetes is a disease in which the immune system attacks the cells that make insulin, a hormone that controls blood sugar.
