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Angeli Pangilinan on Husband Gary Valenciano's Diabetes Journey

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<p>In celebration of <strong>Gary Valenciano</strong>’s birthday and his 41st wedding anniversary with <strong>Angeli Pangilinan</strong>, she<strong></strong> shared <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mariaanna.valenciano/posts/pfbid0uEzLWSLhxk21zGzqsGDSzM4jz9N1qSznGLxuqe8w799SzrwHSepxQBjycXrwJ5qxl?rdid=qhUlK4cewETboxS7#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a heartfelt testimony</a> about her husband’s journey with Type 1 diabetes and how he defied the odds set by doctors decades ago.</p><p>According to Angeli, doctors had estimated in 1978 that Gary, who was diagnosed with Type 1 insulin-dependent juvenile diabetes, would only live for another 30 years.</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1754575004367528588955_10161447996311232_5083442123062568533_n.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false">Gary Valenciano and Angeli Pangilinan are celebrating their 41st wedding anniversary. | Photo from Maria Anna Elizabeth Valenciano</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>“Meaning his estimated life span was till 2008, at age 44. And I said to myself that was still so far away in 1984!” she recalled.</p><p>She credited advances in medical technology as a key factor in extending Gary’s life, sharing how real-time glucose monitoring devices allowed him to better manage his condition.</p><p>“But that was when diabetes management was not advanced and through the years technology gave us real-time glucose monitoring gadgets that allowed him to check his sugar levels 3-4 times a day. Thus extending his life span,” she explained.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1754575100950529246777_10161447994556232_4366864261395674751_n.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Photo from Maria Anna Elizabeth Valenciano</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Angeli also shared her own efforts in supporting Gary’s health journey by educating herself about his condition.</p><p>“I also researched a lot through books I bought and encyclopedias (then when there was no Internet)!!! Today he can check his sugar levels every hour through a gadget attached to his arm plus we have what we call Glucagon like an Epi-pen for first aid!” she wrote.</p><p>She also emphasized Gary’s commitment to a healthier lifestyle, which helped maintain his well-being.</p><p>“Also, he tightened his daily diet and regularized his exercise. So now, his eyes, which are a window to the state of his health has always been glaucoma-free! Miraculously, today the grade of his eyes even went down after 47 years of the disease,” she said.</p><p>“Every year of Gary’s life is a bonus from God!” Angeli emphasized, praising how her husband has inspired millions with his music and testimony.</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1754575171950528788139_10161447994771232_6848697224547843423_n.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Gary Valenciano and Angeli Pangilinan with their daughter Kiana | Photo from Maria Anna Elizabeth Valenciano</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><p>“I want to praise and glorify Our Lord Jesus Christ! We have three, no four children. Paolo and his wife Sam. Gab. Kiana and her husband Sandro. Plus a special foster son, Fili. And two grandchildren Leia and Luch!!!! Hallelujah! We praise God for this miraculous special life who has inspired millions of life through his songs and his life! Glory to God!” she concluded.</p>

<p>According to Angeli Pangilinan, doctors had estimated in 1978 that her husband, Gary Valenciano, who was diagnosed with Type 1 insulin-dependent juvenile diabetes, would only live for another 30 years.</p>

According to Angeli Pangilinan, doctors had estimated in 1978 that her husband, Gary Valenciano, who was diagnosed with Type 1 insulin-dependent juvenile diabetes, would only live for another 30 years.

‘Every Year of Gary’s Life Is a Bonus From God’—Angeli Pangilinan Says Her Husband Was Only Expected to Live Until 2008

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‘Every Year of Gary’s Life Is a Bonus From God’—Angeli Pangilinan Says Her Husband Was Only Expected to Live Until 2008

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Published August 08, 2025 06:20 AM PHT

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