Patti labelle diabetes cookbook
Patti labelle diabetes cookbook
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Patti LaBelle on changing her life after diabetes diagnosis: 'I wanted to live'
— -- The iconic Patti LaBelle was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes more than 21 years ago and it changed her life forever -- so much so, she told ABC News, that now some of her "best friends are her doctors."
The "On My Own" singer, businesswoman and author has a busy schedule at 73 years old but makes sure to go to her doctors if she even feels the slightest bit sick.
But it's also about being proactive as well.
"When I was diagnosed, that was a wake-up call to stop frying the chicken," she said. "[Now] it's more salads and I carry my pots and pans on the road with me to make sure I'm eating the proper foods because if I cook it, I know what's in it."
The R&B legend says it would have been hard to give up the foods she used to love if there weren't scary examples of what diabetes can do to a person unchecked.
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