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Nick Jonas kind of needs to stop being so perfect. He can sing, play a ridiculous amount of instruments, write incredibly catchy songs and make your heart melt and your checkbooks open when he talks about type 1 diabetes awareness.
Nick was one of the speakers today at the National Press Club where he asked journalists to raise awareness about type 1 diabetes. He talked about his own struggles with the condition for the past four years, as well as his charity organizations that focus on the type 1 diabetes.
“So many fans with diabetes from all over the world share their stories and thank me for being an inspiration to them,” said Nick. “It’s important for them to know that they motivate and inspire me as well. I’m lucky to have a great support system in my family as well as the tools I need to manage my diabetes properly. By speaking publicly about my experience I hope to increase diabetes awareness, encourage diabetes education and help fundraising for research and other programs for kids with diabetes. The more you report about diabetes, the more people will know.”
The Jonas Brothers’ Change for the Children Foundation is just one of the ways that Nick and his brothers, Joe and Kevin, are working to raise funds to donate to research, education and treatment for type 1 diabetes. Nick also talked about his work with Bayer Diabetes Care and the creation of NicksSimpleWins.com. In 2008, Bayer donated $100,000 to the Jonas Brothers’ Change for the Children Foundation and subsequently Nick and Bayer began a dog tag line. Nick is known for wearing a dog tag around his neck, and now fans can purchase one which has a lyric from the Jonas Brothers” song “A Little Bit Longer” on it. All the proceeds go to the Jonas Brothers’ Foundation and fans can feel connected to Nick.
This isn’t the first time that Nick has pleaded with others to help raise awareness about type 1 diabetes, and I am positive that it won’t be his last. Those three guys are quite awesome. Regardless of if you like their music or not, you have to respect all the hard work they do. Even if they do carry around a murse.
Gallery Info: Nick Jonas talks about type 1 diabetes at the National Press Club in Washington D.C.
I wish I could have gone. Almost. I almost went. :[