Lance Bass Credits Proper Diabetes Diagnosis For 'Healthier' Living

Lance Bass is taking in all the silver linings associated with his diabetes diagnosis!

The music artist spoke on his journey with the illness, which began with a wrong diagnosis, but it has taught him the value of living a healthy life.

Lance Bass's Type 1.5 diabetes is a rare form of high blood sugar disease that requires a different form of treatment from the popular Type 2 diabetes.

The 45-year-old recalled his struggle with the initial misdiagnosis, stating, "Treating it as a Type 2 was tricky because nothing was working." However, becoming aware that he is a Type 1.5 changed everything, as he noted:

"The way you treat it is completely different. I'm starting to understand it more."

Bass described Type 1.5 as a "full-time job," adding, "You have to remember to get your insulin, check your needles- it's a lot to adjust to when you've gone four decades not having to worry about it."

Despite Bass's struggles with the disease, the musician noted that it made him healthier. He now exercises better, eats better, and generally looks after himself as he should have.

Bass also had to change his daily routine since the illness. His new normal now includes drinking more water than his preferred beverage, coffee.

"You've got to drink way more water than you think you should be drinking. That was my downfall- I thought I was drinking enough, but I wasn't. Now I have my big water bottles and drink several a day," he noted in the In Touch interview.

Bass admitted that water gives him more energy than coffee, noting that despite being a small change, it has made a big difference since the switch.

The star teamed up with Kelley Blue Book for a new car trade-in/sale campaign in the spirit of making small changes toward a big difference. Kelley Blue Book's Instant Cash Offer provides a platform to sell or trade in cars without hassles.

Bass explained that he has "always loved Kelley Blue Book" and has been using it since it was a physical book. He noted that "life changes can be tough- whether it's a new job, a breakup, or selling your first car."

Bass recalled how tough it was for him to let go of his first car, a Buick Century, which he named Kitty. According to him, he got so attached to it "because of all the memories," but Kelley Blue Book's Instant Cash Offer makes it easy to sell it.

The business partnership gives Bass the platform to share personal insights while promoting an outlet that simplifies big life decisions. "I wish I had Kelley Blue Book's Instant Cash Offer back when I was a teenager. They make it so easy," said the singer.

The star will reportedly hold an Instagram Q&A to share helpful tips on moving on, using his own life experiences with change as an example.

Last year, The Blast shared that Bass made a shocking revelation about his time as a singer with the NSYNC group, which also included performer and actor Justin Timberlake on SiriusXM.

Though the group embarked on world tours, multiple album runs, and loads of endorsement deals around the globe, Bass revealed that they were nothing close to rich.

"Well, the worst thing is people thinking that we were rich because we were not. We were famous but not rich. I made way more money after NSYNC than I did during NSYNC," he noted.

The star reminded his listeners on "The Jess Cagle Show" that his manager, Lou Pearlman, was responsible for their money issues.

Bass mentioned Pearlman due to the scam he ran, which involved most of the boy bands he managed at the time. The star recalled Lou taking all their money in what was described as the largest boy band scam in American history. He noted:

"He took most of our stuff… made horrible, horrible deals."

Pearlman was sued by members of different boy bands, including the Backstreet Boys, LFO, and Aaron Carter. He was then eventually sentenced to jail in 2008 and died in prison in 2016. The disgraced manager was 62 at the time of his death.