Diabetes disease is a permanent one once it latches on to you. However, it should hinder you in your activities. As long as one is able to monitor and keep blood sugar level under control, you can move on and achieve all your ambitions in life. There are a large number of famous people with diabetes who have made it to the top in spite of the disease. Such famous people with diabetes took it up as a challenge and proved to the world that this disease does not hinder them in their pursuit of achieving success in their field. The line up of famous people with diabetes include names from varied fields viz. creative arts, sports, science, politicians, business people etc. Thomas Edison, scientist-cum-inventor, Wasim Akram, cricketer, Mikhail Gorbachev, former prime minister of Soviet Union are just a few names taken from the list of famous people with diabetes. The statistics on diabetes by World Health Organisation has revealed some depressing news on the diabetic front. Approximately, 39% upswing in diabetes cases will occur by the year 1930. The possibility of this percentage to increase even further is likely. How is diabetes diagnosed? To confirm the disease of diabetes, a blood sample is taken from the suspected patient and given for testing. The tests include fasting blood plasma test, glucose tolerance test etc. If the levels are above the normal range then diabetes is confirmed for the patient.