Teen Idol

" Art of one of the most popular bands that country. Today is certainly a family affair in 2005 Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers was diagnosed with diabetes. He wrote a song about his life with diabetes it's called a little bit longer it's hit number one on iTunes no surprise there. Nick and his mom -- are here to share how their family is coping. With the disease along with Fox News managing health editor Dr. Manny Alvarez and also we have doctor David Simmons who were going to be speaking to representing there. In just a couple of moments as well so good morning to all of you morning so many people here at fox have been excited about this moment and being able to meet your mom to -- and of course you. -- and you change such a personal story today because you are telling everyone is you have in the past that you have juvenile diabetes."

" Sighed and decided to write inspected them -- best. And we're into the school -- over abilities you know. Elementary schools and middle schools and voted in the morning and -- to Iraq -- rock concert which they were so little tired but I -- really who I sort of see some weight loss and you know my my attitude. You know you look bad and just lost lot of what about but. Fifteen past two weeks -- a lot especially for young for young boy okay and so there are other symptoms but obviously public didn't clicking your head right away wow. I might have diabetes at all. I didn't I had had you know great medical histories have some settlements at the shop for it first. And that shuffle this -- you're on the road. Yet it going to see a doctor he admitted to the hospital I am not I -- but she was a 700 that I had been diagnosed and a when the hospital staff about. About three days and it basically -- crash course on I think it's no not been indicted these you know what it's all about and it was really overwhelming at first -- Remember -- I've really realized what a lot of these kids have to remain on the books in time with the feel alone and we'll fight diabetes. And that. If it is tough but I think you know happens for my family and friends it's really important to Bill Clinton -- type one diabetes dr. -- when."

" Diabetes but Denise could change the whole dynamics it in the house when it went once save money came home and he had a diagnosis you gotta change the whole thing. It cocaine thing that I."

" Don't exercise and everything like -- right. Prepared for Nicholas I had to check every carbohydrate every calorie keep alive. We just feel real Steward of that for him and summation that was found out what the doctor -- trying to figure out what his. What was working for him as far as insulin needs. And to manage set properly in checking sports that are constantly you know around the clock to make sure that we were -- level place -- many type one diabetes."

" Cut the peace and basically the Packers are making insulin basically told about 15000 children every year or young adults. Every year with type one diabetes and that the fundamentals as well like that mix that. They don't know what's going on their losing -- there that kind of sometimes confuse. Another that whole. The psyche gets a little altered because and I should resign his shouldn't seven. Hungary which is input and perspectives why shouldn't it did not at colleges is here 100. It should be 100 right okay and 700 obviously a dangerous level that dangerous to the point that before and -- people died and now we've seen an increased risk in diabetes among kids. What type one diabetes is still a lot of research that needs to be done as far as finding out the exact cause I mean this a lot of these pathways where there's genetic whether it's an environmental whether it's viral but we still don't know exactly and that's why a lot of research and this is -- this. Message that nick is bringing out to the American public to a young children and up to that adolescence of this country. It's very important you know we have to do more research we have to do more. Studies have you well to find out the exact cost and eradicate the disease."

" know what I'm interested in is that if people think have you and they think oh he's this famous young man he has the world at his fingertips and yet when you find out that you had something like this. How was it to cope with the psychologically. I'm -- is tough -- have a hospital with a concert at this venue. It's -- that cafe and right over New Jersey and it's. It's a rough. Rental place it's kind of like Iraq -- club than there was no dressing room. That's just and so I'm trying to eat my dinner at this she's throughout China eaten like the -- still cheeseburgers that's good you know. -- But I think once I felt comfortable and I was place you know with -- of anywhere I want to share with the world. Well I think coming up we're gonna talk a little bit more about how your family is dealing with this because you."