Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin previously revealed he battles a health condition that has a “big impact on his job”.
Many Strictly viewers will have noticed that Nikita wears a blood sugar monitor – a Libre Sensor – on his arm.
Doctors diagnosed Nikita with Type 1 Diabetes when he was 13, which he admitted has a big impact on his job.
Nikita Kuzmin on daily battle with health condition
Speaking on BBC News in April, Nikita – who is dancing with Layton Williams on the 2023 series of Strictly – opened up to hosts Sally Nugent and Jon Kay about his health condition.
He said: “It does have a lot of impact on my job during rehearsals. I am monitoring it all the day. Thanks to my monitor and my Apple watch, I am seeing how my sugar levels go up and down. I do need to eat snacks, and manage it 100 per cent of the time. But I’m very lucky that the Strictly crew always support me.”
Nikita, now 25, added: “There is a very lovely thing, which is called the Nikita box, which is a box full of chocolates and orange juices and all that lovely stuff.”
‘Diabetes is my super power’
However, Nikita insisted that he doesn’t let his health condition get him down. In fact, quite the opposite!
He added: “But I always say that diabetes is our super power. We learn from when we are kids that we need to know how to manage our lives – how to manage difficulties and how to come up with solutions. You can do whatever you like in your life, no matter the condition that you have.”
The dancer and choreographer also insisted he doesn’t get annoyed with the health condition, and just “gets on with it”.
He went on to say that whilst running a marathon, he had to ingest sugars every two miles. The dancer often fundraises for the Diabetes UK charity.
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