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Diabetes does not stop you from pursuing your ambitions
Being diabetic might mean a change in lifestyle. It does not mean you will not be able to pursue your career effectively, run a business, practice a sport or realize your ambition. Here is a sample list of people who have achieved great things. They all have something in common - they all have (had) diabetes. Some managed to win Olympic Gold Medals. Diabetes will not stop you from becoming a top sportsman or sportswoman, politician, actor/ actress, musician, or journalist. If your eating is well planned, if you do plenty of exercise, and adhere to any medication plan your doctor gives you, there is no reason AT ALL why you cannot carry on trying to pursue your lifetime ambitions.

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An inspiration!
Sir Steven Redgrave won 5 Olympic Gold medals for rowing and has suffered from Diabetes Type 1 since 1997. Despite being diagnosed with diabetes he continued training hard and won his fifth Olympic Gold in Sydney in 2000. He won the five medals in five consecutive Olympic games: 2000 Olympic Gold, Coxless Four (with Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster, James Cracknell) 1996 Olympic Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent) 1992 Olympic Gold, Coxless Pair (with Matthew Pinsent) 1988 Olympic Gold, Coxless Pair (with Andy Holmes) 1988 Olympic Bronze, Coxed Pair (with Andy Holmes and Patrick Sweeney) 1984 Olympic Gold, Coxed Four (with Martin Cross, Adrian Ellison, Andy Holmes, Richard Budgett).

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A List of Famous Diabetics

Nat Adderly - Jazz Muscian Wasim Akram - Cricketer Yuri Andropov - Soviet Union Leader Piers Anthony - Author Arthur Ashe - Tennis Player Hafiz al Assad - Syrian President Nicole Johnson Baker - Miss America Walter Barnes - NFL Philadelphia Syd Barret - Pink Floyd Marion Barry - Mayor Of Washington DC Richard Bartlett - Screenwriter Menachem Begin - PM of Israel Jack Benny - Comedian Halle Berry - Actress Sarah Bina - Championship clogger Samuel Block - Civil Rights Activist Wilford Brimley - Actor Anthony J. Brown - Actor Danny Joe Brown - Singer James Brown - Singer Ralph Bunche - Nobel Peace Winner Delta Burke - Actress, Miss USA Ayden Byle - World-famous Runner James Cagney - Actor Douglas Cairns - Pilot Fran Carpentier - Editor Nell Carter - Singer, actress Johnny Cash - Musician Paul Cezanne - Artist Carol Channing - Singer, Actress Sylvia Chase - Journalist (20/20) Alvin Childress - Actor Dick Clark - Entertainer, TV producer

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Bobby Clarke - NHL Philadelphia Flyers Ty Cobb - MLB (Detroit Tigers) Scott Coleman - Swam English Channel Mark Collie - Country Singer David Crosby - Singer Bill Davidson - Motorcycles John Davidson - Motorcycles Miles Davis - Jazz musician Paddy Devlin - Politician James Doohan - Actor James "Buster" Dougls - Boxer Kenny Duckette - NFL N Orleans Chris Dudley - NBA NY Knicks Rick Dudley - Hockey Scott Dunton - Surfer Mike Echols - NFL Tennessee Titans Thomas Edison - Scientist Mama Cass Elliott - Singer Dale Evans - Entertainer King Fahd - King of Saudi Arabia Pam Fernandes - Para Olympian Ella Fitzgerald - Singer Mick Fleetwood - Musician Aretha Franklin - Singer Melvin Franklin - Singer Curt Frasier - NHL Chicago Black Hawks "Smokin' Joe" Frazier - Boxer Kris Freeman - Olympic Skier Stephen Furst - Actor Victor Garber - Actor Jerry Garcia - Singer, Musician Rodolfo Garcia - AP Reporter W. L. Gherra - Payless Drugs Killah Ghostface - Rapper Joe Gibbs - NFL Washington Redskins Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz Musician Jackie Gleason - Actor Linda Goodman - Author Dorian Gregory - Actor Bill Gullickson - MLB Cincinnati Reds Gary Jr. Hall - Olympic Gold Swimmer Jim Hamblin - Newsman Jonathan Hayes - NFL Pittsburgh Steelers Chuck Heidenrich - Skier Ernest Hemingway - Author Jay Hewitt - Iron Man triathlete Dana Hill - Actress Mike Huckabee - Politician James Hunter - MLB Baseball Cynthia Ice - Lotus Development Marvin Isley - Singer Mahalia Jackson - Gospel Singer Rick James - Singer Bill Janklow - South Dakota Politician Chris Jarvis - World Champion rower Waylon Jennings - Country Singer Wei Jingsheng - Chinese Dissident Jason Johnson - MLB Detroit Tigers Nicole Johnson - Miss America, 1999 Herbert "Tiny Tim" Kahury - Singer Zippora Karz - NYC Ballet Soloist

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Walt Kelly - Cartoonist Kesey - Novelist Kellie Keuhne - Golfer B.B. King - Blues singer Billy Jean King - Tennis Player Larry King - Talk Show Host Joseph Kolter - Politician Ray Krock - McDonald's Cardinal John Krol - Bishop Nikita Kruschev - USSR Premier LaBelle Patty - Soul Singer Fiorello LaGuardia - Mayor of NY City Peggy Lee - Jazz singer Tommy Lee - Drummer Jason Leeuewenberg - Sports caster Lyle Leverich - Biographer James Lloyd - Congressman Mother Love - Entertainer, author George Lucas - Director and producer Winnie Mandela - Politician Jerry Mather - Actor Curtis Mayfield - Soul singer Steve McCafferry - Author, Poet Michelle McGann - Golfer Bret Michaels - Singer Dr. George Minot - Nobel Prize Med Mary Tyler Moore - Actress Adam Morrison - Basketball Richard Mulligan - Actor Gamal Nasser - Leader of Egypt Kevin Nealon - Comedian Carroll O'Conner - Actor Park Overall - Actress Tim Parker - Rapper Elvis Presley - Singer Mario Puzo - Author Sir Steven Redgrave - Olympic Della Reese - Actress, singer Dan Reichert - MLB Kansas City Royals Anne Rice - Author Jackie Robinson - Baseball player Sugar Ray Robinson - Boxer Buddy Roemer - Politician Esther Rolle - Actress Carl Rowan - Columnist, Author Milton Rubicam - Genealogist Anwar Sadat - President of Egypt Ron Santo - MLB Chicago Cubs Sir Harry Seacomb - Comedian Kendall Simmons - NFL Pittsburgh Mike Sinclair - NFL Philadelphia Eagles Jean Smart - Actress Sharon Stone - Actress Elaine Stritch - Comedian Elizabeth Taylor - Actress Leonard Thompson - First Insulin Recipient Jim Turner - Actor Gary Valenciano - Singer Luther Vandross - Singer Scott Verplank - Golfer Andrew Lloyd Webber - Composer

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