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"Take care of yourself, Tom Hanks! The two-time Oscar winning actor, 57, was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, he revealed on the Monday, Oct. 7 episode of the Late Show with David Letterman.\r\n\r\nThe Captain Phillips star explained that he&amp;apos;d been battling high blood sugar numbers for decades. &amp;quot;I went to the doctor and he said, &amp;apos;You know those high blood sugar numbers you&amp;apos;ve been dealing with since you were 36? Well, you&amp;apos;ve graduated. You&amp;apos;ve got type 2 diabetes, young man,&amp;apos;&amp;quot; Hanks recalled to David Letterman.\r\n\r\nThe beloved star has famously gained and lost weight rapidly for roles in films like A League of Their Own, Philadelphia and Cast Away, which could have been a contributing factor to the development of type 2 diabetes. Although it&amp;apos;s a serious diagnosis for the married father of four, Hanks will be able to &amp;quot;live a perfectly normal life,&amp;quot; Dr. Holly Phillips noted on CBS News. &amp;quot;He&amp;apos;ll have to watch what he eats very closely, he&amp;apos;ll need to exercise regularly.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;In dramatic weight gain and dramatic weight loss the equilibrium of the body is just completely off,&amp;quot; Phillips added."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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