NBA star Shaquille O'Neal says his fight against diabetes is personal . O'Neal has watched close family members struggle to manage the disease . Diabetes diagnoses increasing at alarming rate . `` It 's a different world we live in now , '' says O'Neal . He said he wants people in sports and entertainment to be educated about it so they can help prevent its spread.
NBA star Shaquille O'Neal says his fight against diabetes is personal . O'Neal has watched close family members struggle to manage the disease . He said he wants people in sports and entertainment to be educated about it so they can help prevent its spread.