Usher on his child’s Type 1 diagnosis, early detection and risk [Video]

When Usher isn’t on stage belting ballads and putting on a show, he’s doing all that he can to support his family’s health, especially his child who has Type 1 diabetes.

“My child was diagnosed at six [years old],” says the mega-star, who recently partnered with Beyond Type 1, an advocacy group for diabetes awareness.

“Lack of information can be overwhelming. Had I’d known a year, a month, a day, before [my child was diagnosed], I probably would have been better [off].”

Type 1 diabetes is traditionally seen as “the youth version of diabetes,” says Kristian Hurley, senior vice president of programs, advocacy, & health equity at Beyond Type 1. But adults have been diagnosed with the condition more frequently in recent years, Hurley adds.

97% of caregivers agree with Raymond that knowing about their loved one’s risk of Type 1 diabetes sooner would have benefited them, according to a recent poll of 1,000 caregivers for people with the condition, done by Beyond Type 1 …