NBA star Shaquille Jackson says his fight against diabetes is personal . Diabetes diagnoses increasing at alarming rate . `` It 's a different world we live in now , '' says O'Neal . O'Neal has watched close family members struggle to overcome the disease . Nearly 30 million Americans have diabetes , and another 15 million are pre - diabetic .
NBA star Shaquille Jackson says his fight against diabetes is personal . O'Neal has watched close family members struggle to overcome the disease . Nearly 30 million Americans have diabetes , and another 15 million are pre - diabetic .