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Octavia Spencer Found Out She Had Type 2 Diabetes at a Routine Physical in Her 30s, and Here's What She Changed

Octavia Spencer went in for a physical for an acting job and left with a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. The Oscar winner was in her 30s and hadn’t felt anything was wrong before the routine checkup. “Yeah, it was a shock,” she told Prevention for its November issue. At the time, Spencer was overweight but […]

Octavia Spencer Found Out She Had Type 2 Diabetes at a Routine Physical in Her 30s, and Here's What She Changed

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