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Less Than Perfect star Sherri Shepherd spent many years struggling with weight issues and ignoring pre-diabetes warning signs. The View co-host was eventually diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and it was a wake-up call that made her change her daily habits
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Poison frontman Bret Michaels has been struggling with type 1 diabetes since he was only six years old. He was diagnosed with the disease after feeling ill and spending three weeks in the hospital. "I have great days and I have bad days. I want to say, look, there are complications and it is a tough disease to manage, but I’ve done it, and I live a ridiculously outrageous, crazy life," he said a couple years ago
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More than two decades ago the legendary singer Patti LaBelle was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Her diagnosis changed her life forever. While she admitted it was "a wake-up call to stop frying the chicken," some of her closest friends are her doctors!
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The amazing Larry King was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1995, when he was 62 years old. His diagnosis and the fact he previously survived a heart attack made him replace greasy foods with fruit and vegetables. He also quit smoking