Musicians with Diabetes

Here's a list of Musicians, singers, songwriters with Diabetes Disease.

1. Nat Adderley - Jazz Musician
2. Ray Anderson - Jazz Musician
3. Syd Barret - Singer (Pink Floyd)
4. Tony Bennett -Jazz singer
5. Crystal Bowersox - Folk-rock musician, American Idol contestant
6. Danny Joe Brown - Singer (Molly Hatchet)
7. James Brown - 'The Godfather of Soul'
8. Johnny Cash - 'The Man in Black'
9. Bobby Charles - Singer-Songwriter
10. Mark Collie - Country Singer
11. David Crosby - Singer (Crosby, Stills, and Nash)
12. Miles Davis - Jazz Musician
13. Johnny Darrell - Country music singer
14. Phife Dawg - Rapper (A Tribe Called Quest)
15. Bo Diddley - Singer
16. Mama Cass Elliott - Singer (Mamas and the Papas)
17. Ella Fitzgerald - Singer
18. Mick Fleetwood - Musician (Fleetwood Mac)
19. Aretha Franklin - 'The Queen of Soul'
20. Melvin Franklin – Singer (The Temptations)
21. Jerry Garcia - Singer, Musician (Grateful Dead)
22. Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz Musician
23. Shirley Horn - Grammy-winning Jazz singer and pianist
24. Marvin Isley - Singer (The Isley Brothers)
25. Mahalia Jackson - Gospel Singer
26. Randy Jackson – Musician, producer, American Idol judge
27. Rick James - Singer ("Super Freak" Funk Legend)
28. Nick Jonas – lead singer/guitarist for Jonas Brothers
29. Waylon Jennings - Country Singer
30. Herbert Kahury (“Tiny Tim”) - Singer
31. Ghostface Killah - Rapper (Wu-Tang Clan)
32. B.B. King - Blues Singer and Musician
33. Patti LaBelle - Soul singer
34. Peggy Lee - Jazz singer, Grammy winner
35. Tommy Lee - Drummer (Motley Crue)
36. Curtis Mayfield - Soul singer
37. Bret Michaels - Singer (Poison)
38. Tim Parker - Rapper (Blackalicious)
39. James Phelps - Gospel and R&B Singer
40. Elvis Presley - Singer and guitarist
41. Giacomo Puccini – Operatic Composer
42. Brenda Russell - Singer-Songwriter, (The Color Purple)
43. Angie Stone - Singer
44. Jessica Stone - Singer and Actress
45. Elliott Yamin - Singer
46. Neil Young - singer, songwriter, guitarist, and director
47. Gary Valenciano - Philipinno singer
48. Luther Vandross - Singer
49. Leslie West - Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter
50. Norman Whitfield - Grammy winning R&B songwriter and record producer
51. Brad Wilk - Drummer (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)

Celebrities and Famoust People with Diabetes

• Jane Wyman, actress on “Falcon Crest”
• Halle Berry, actress who recently appeared in “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge”
• Wilford Brimley, of television and films, “Cocoon” and “The Firm”
• Delta Burke, of television’s “Designing Women”
• James Cagney, producer, director and actor
• Nell Carter, of the television show “Gimme a Break”
• Jack Benny, ’50s television host
• Mae West, actress
• Dale Evans, actress, singer and wife of Roy Rogers
• Stephen Furst, actor on the television shows “St. Elsewhere” and “Babylon 5”
• Jackie Gleason, funny star of “The Honeymooners”
• Gordon Jump, actor on “WKRP in Cincinnati”
• Jerry Mathers, actor of “Leave It To Beaver” fame
• Mary Tyler Moore, actress and star of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”
• Richard Mulligan, actor on the television show “Empty Nest”
• Minnie Pearl, entertainer, actress on the variety show “Hee Haw”
• Ehster Rolle, actress on the TV Show “Good Times”
• George C. Scott, Academy Award-winning actor
• Jean Smart, actress on “Designing Women”
• Mabel King, actress who played Mama on “What’s Happening”
• Marcello Mastroianni, actor who appeared in 142 films
• Kate Smith, singer, actress who sang “God Bless America”
• Spencer Tracy, famous leading man of Hollywood movies

Celebrities With Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, often simply diabetes is a syndrome characterized by disordered metabolism and inappropriately high blood sugar (hyperglycaemia) resulting from either low levels of the hormone insulin or from abnormal resistance to insulin's effects coupled with inadequate levels of insulin secretion to compensate. The characteristic symptoms are excessive urine production (polyuria), excessive thirst and increased fluid intake (polydipsia), and blurred vision; these symptoms may be absent if the blood sugar is mildly elevated. (wikipedia)

The Famous Halle Berry was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 1989 when she collapsed on a tv show set.

Other Personalities with Diabetes are:

1. Delta Burke- Actress Suzanne on Designing Women
   
2. James Doohan- Actor
   
3. Patti LaBelle- Singer
   
4. Spencer Tracy-Actor