diabetes
Khloé Kardashian is clapping back at online trolls. Earlier this week, the Good American CEO shared photos of her Sorbet cover shoot on Instagram. In the comments section, a few users accused Kardashian of using Ozempic, a prescription diabetic drug that helps treat people with Type 2 diabetes and results in weight loss. “The fact that she uses dibetic [sic] medicine […]
Nick Jonas is opening up about how the birth of his daughter, Malti Marie, has changed his perspective. The JoBro, along with his wife Priyanka Chopra, welcomed their first child via surrogate back in January, Malti Marie Chopra Jonas. Since then, Jonas explained that tragedies—such as the mass shooting that took place this past week in Texas that left 19 children and […]
R. Kelly continues to lobby for his release. Billboard obtained legal documents filed by Kelly’s attorney, Steven Greenberg, on Friday. In the documents, Greenberg alleges that the singer tested “1/10 of one point below diabetic.” This status, coupled with Kelly’s high blood pressure, cholesterol, and weight issues, places him “at the very top of the high-risk category” for people […]
Yo! MTV Raps host and radio personality André “Doctor Dré” Brown has revealed that he’s diabetic and losing his sight. As ABC 7 reports, Dré has lost a toe and mostly lost his vision as a result of type 2 diabetes. “I have a foundation called the Doctor Dré V.I.C (Visually Impaired Can) Foundation,” he said during […]
After aging out of his family’s private health insurance, Josh Wilkerson could no longer afford the prescription brand of insulin he needed. So, in an effort to save costs and manage his type 1 diabetes, the 27-year-old Virginia man switched to a cheaper, less-effective brand. And it cost him his life. According to the Washington Post, Wilkerson’s […]
A woman in Illinois is facing involuntary manslaughter charges after allegedly failing to treat her teenage daughter’s diabetes, leading to her death. According to The Telegraph, 14-year-old Emily Ikue-Rose Hampshire passed away on November 3 from diabetic ketoacidosis. Authorities allege that Hampshire’s mother Amber didn’t provide her daughter with needed insulin and intentionally concealed her […]
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