Nominate your celebrity spokesperson here
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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