Eric Stonestreet Conquers His Shame Over Diabetes Diagnosis

For actor Eric Stonestreet, 2009 was a year of life-changing highs and lows. He landed his breakout role as the lovably fussy Cam Tucker on Modern Family, and not long after that he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

- VANESSA ETIENNE

Stonestreet (right) in April and (left) with Modern Family costar Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

“It was like this crazy, happy moment cut with this diagnosis—that I truthfully didn’t take very seriously,” says Stonestreet, 53. “I just didn’t do anything about it.”