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"Tom Hanks has revealed that he has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. The Captain Phillips actor spoke about his health issues on last night&amp;#039;s (October 7) Late Show with David Letterman.  He explained that he only recently received the diagnosis from his doctor, after dealing with high blood sugar for over 20 years. Hanks said: &amp;quot;My doctor said, &amp;#039;Look, if you can weigh as much as you weighed in high school, you will essentially be completely healthy. You will not have Type 2 diabetes&amp;#039;. &amp;quot;And then I said to her, &amp;#039;Well, then, I&amp;#039;m gonna have Type 2 diabetes because there is no way I can weigh as much as I did in high school&amp;#039;.&amp;quot; CBS medical expert Dr Holly Phillips stated that his weight changes for different roles may have contributed to developing diabetes. &amp;quot;In dramatic weight gain or dramatic weight loss, the equilibrium of the body is just completely off, so that might predispose him to developing Type 2 diabetes later,&amp;quot; she said.  Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of the disease, and can be dealt with using proper treatment, exercise and diets. Tom Hanks stars in Captain Phillips in the title role as the captain of a ship hijacked by Somali pirates. The film will open the 57th BFI London Film Festival, which runs from October 9 to October 20. Captain Phillips will be released in the US on October 11 and in the UK on October 18. Watch a trailer below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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