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By Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
Updated Mon August 3, 2009
It's not often diabetes and all its related accoutremonts elicits screams of happiness and fainting (low blood-sugars aside). But teen heartthrob Nick Jonas has been raising his profile on the awareness front for Type 1 diabetes. He spoke last month in DC and this month will address the National Press Club.
Personally, I am not a fan of the kid's music (If you saw the Jonas Brothers' Grammy performance with Stevie Wonder you're probably still cringing over their rendition of "Superstition"). But, it's nice to see a young person setting himself out there as a celebrity role model for living with the disease.
He partnered with Bayer recently to launch a Web site for kids with diabetes and is prominently pictured with his Contour glucometer (wonder if he gets his test strips free). Maybe the industry needs a celebrity spokesperson to liven up the competitive bidding conversation.
Theresa Flaherty
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