Actor Tom Hanks has said that he has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
Hanks, 57, said he had been battling high blood sugar for some time.
Type 2 diabetes affects the body by not producing enough insulin, the hormone that turns sugar into energy, or by resisting insulin.
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