Nick Jonas takes over the April 2009 cover of Scholastic’s SuperScience magazine.

The 16-year-old musician breaks down what his diabetes is all about — from the causes to the diagnosis — so that young kids can understand.

Nick and mom Denise also spoke to Good Housekeeping mag about keeping his diabetes in check. Denise shared, “I was terrified that diabetes might ruin Nick’s life. I thought that his being diagnosed would completely stop all the progress that he had made so far. I thought all his hopes and dreams would be completely devastated by it, and it might stop him from touring and performing and doing what he loves. But he proved me wrong.”