Famous Faces
Real Conditions
31 public figures. Multiple conditions. One message: you are not alone, and chronic illness doesn't define what you're capable of.
All information sourced from public statements. Not sponsored. My Sugar Pill does not represent any individual.
🩸 Type 2 Diabetes & Pre-Diabetes
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"I have Type 2 diabetes." — announced live on Late Show, 2013
Paula Deen disclosed her Type 2 diagnosis in 2012 after managing it privately for three ye…
Drew Carey reversed his Type 2 diabetes through weight loss — and has been medication-free…
Grammy winner Patti LaBelle has been a leading voice in diabetes awareness for over two de…
🫀 Heart Disease & High Cholesterol
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The 42nd President had quadruple bypass surgery in 2004 — then transformed his health enti…
David Letterman survived quintuple bypass surgery in 2000 and used humor to demystify reco…
Rosie O'Donnell survived a heart attack by recognizing the silent symptoms — and urges all…
Larry King survived seven heart attacks and used every one as a platform to advocate for c…
❤️ High Blood Pressure
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The 44th President's hypertension was managed with medication and exercise throughout his …
Oscar winner Forest Whitaker has spoken about managing high blood pressure as part of his …
NBA legend Magic Johnson manages hypertension alongside HIV — a model of comprehensive, pr…
🌿 IBD — Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis
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Shannen Doherty managed Crohn's disease through decades of Hollywood fame — and spoke cand…
Pop star Anastacia had emergency surgery for Crohn's disease at the height of her career —…
Pearl Jam's lead guitarist has been one of rock music's most vocal Crohn's disease advocat…
President Eisenhower underwent emergency surgery for Crohn's disease in 1956 — during his …
🫘 Chronic Kidney Disease
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Selena Gomez received a kidney transplant in 2017 from her friend — and turned a health cr…
George Lopez's mother donated a kidney to him in 2005 — a profound story about family, hea…
Modern Family's Sarah Hyland received two kidney transplants — and has become one of the m…
NBA All-Star Alonzo Mourning retired, received a kidney transplant from his cousin — then …
💧 Bladder Health & Incontinence
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Whoopi Goldberg has been one of the most prominent celebrities to discuss bladder leaks op…
Kate Winslet has been remarkably candid about post-birth stress incontinence — and her hon…
Kris Jenner discussed bladder leaks candidly on Keeping Up with the Kardashians — bringing…
🧠 ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
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Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS at 21 and lived 55 more years — one of the most rem…
Lou Gehrig's farewell speech in 1939 — "I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of …
Pete Frates started the Ice Bucket Challenge — raising over $200 million for ALS research …
New Orleans Saints hero Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS in 2011 — and became one of A…
🩺 Pre-Diabetes
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Visit hub →Beyoncé revealed she had preeclampsia and an emergency C-section with her twins in 2017.
Serena Williams nearly died after delivering her daughter — and had to fight to be heard b…
Kim Kardashian documented two high-risk pregnancies complicated by placenta accreta — a ra…
Meghan Markle publicly disclosed her miscarriage in a 2020 New York Times op-ed — breaking…