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Even celebrities can have juvenile diabetes or type 1 diabetes. The most famous celebrity today with this disease is Halle Berry. There is a new all-girl band called "Pump Girls." They named their band appropriately, because they all have juvenile diabetes. They promote awareness of the disease through their band.

Top Resources on Celebrities Who Had Childhood Diabetes

• DiabetesHealth: Type 1 Pop Star, Nick Jonas Tells His Story | Bret Michaels, Diabetic Lead Singer of "Poison," Lives Life Large | Wilford Brimley | Victor Garber | Pump Girl Power!—Four Girls Prove That Diabetes Can’t Keep Them From Rockin’ and Rollin’
• Metafilter: Pump Girls
• Health24: Halle Berry – Oscar Winning Actress and Type 1 Diabetic
• About.com: Halle Berry Says "Know Your Diabetes Risk"
• BrightCove: Dorian Gregory (Dec 12, 2006)
• TV.com: Dorian Gregory
• dLife: Zippora Karz | Fran Carpentier
• Dance Magazine (via Bnet): Dancing Through Diabetes - Ballet Dancer, Zippora Karz, Meets Success Despite Her Diabetes (Sept. 1998)
• ABC News: Victor Garber
• Wikipedia: Mary Tyler Moore
• The Internet Movie Database: Mary Tyler Moore

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