Source: Joe Alvarez / WENN A lil positivity… Viola Davis Reveals Pre-Diabetes Diagnosis Even someone as fit as Viola Davis can health problems. The 53-year-old actress appeared on The TODAY Show today to reveal that she’s pre-diabetic. The “How To Get Away With Murder” star told TODAY that the disease runs in her family and she’s speaking out for a valiant reason. Viola spoke out alongside her sisters Dianne Davis Wright and Deloris Grant to discuss the disease and “A Touch of Sugar,” a Merck documentary funded by the pharma company about diabetes health care. According to Viola, she had no symptoms before finding out she was pre-diabetic. . @violadavis announces she’s been diagnosed with prediabetes. She explains to @savannahguthrie why she decided to come forward now and share her story publicly pic.twitter.com/SucvOcrWvY — TODAY (@TODAYshow) April 26, 2019 Viola also spoke further on the documentary via Instagram. “I am thrilled to announce that I’m working with @Merck as the narrator of #ATouchOfSugarFilm—a documentary that dives into the #type2diabetes epidemic that affects people in every community in the U.S., including my own family.” View this post on Instagram I’m thrilled to announce that I’m working with @Merck as the narrator of #ATouchOfSugarFilm—a documentary that dives into the #type2diabetes epidemic that affects people in every community in the U.S., including my own family. I’ll be at the @Tribeca Film Festival debut tomorrow to share my story for the first time and to help reinforce #T2D as an urgent public health issue. Preview the film here and click the link in my bio to watch the full trailer! #Tribeca2019 #sponsored A post shared by Viola Davis (@violadavis) on Apr 24, 2019 at 6:03am PDT “A Touch Of Sugar” will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival and promises to be open and honest. “A Touch of Sugar is an honest depiction of life with type 2 diabetes that puts a much-needed spotlight on the real people affected by it firsthand,” said Conrod Kelly, Executive Director, Diabetes Franchise at Merck. “Although the disease is a result of a combination of genetics, lifestyle, and environment, there are steps we can take together to help reduce its impact on individuals and their families. With this documentary, Merck is dedicated to increasing awareness and inspiring action to ultimately confront America’s type 2 diabetes epidemic head on – one community and one patient at a time.” View this post on Instagram Announcing our #ATouchOfSugarFilm narrator @violadavis! The #type2diabetes epidemic affects people in every community in the U.S., including Viola’s own family. She’ll be sharing her story for the first time as part of the film’s debut during the @tribeca Film Festival tomorrow Follow along live in our stories and find more info at the link in our bio. A post shared by Merck (@merck) on Apr 24, 2019 at 7:45am PDT Kudos to Queen Viola for speaking out on this important subject.
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Queenly Confession: Viola Davis Reveals She’s Pre-Diabetic, Promotes New Documentary
