The Oscar-winning actor announced Tom Hanks has type 2 diabetes when late-night host David Letterman commented on his newly slim figure in October 2013. “I went to the doctor and he said, ‘You know those high blood sugar numbers you’ve been dealing with since you were 36.
When did Tom Hanks become diabetic?
When Tom Hanks was diagnosed, in 2013, his doctor told him: “You know those high blood sugar numbers you’ve been dealing with since you were 36, well you’ve graduated. You’ve got type 2 diabetes, young man.