In pictures: Celebrities with type 2 diabetes

Larry King. The former CNN anchor has been on medication for diabetes since his diagnosis in the mid-90s. Despite a healthier routine and a lifestyle change after King had a heart attack and underwent bypass surgery in 1987, the news came as a shock. Rose M. Prouser, CNN / AP photo

Patti LaBelle. The songstress learnt she had type 2 diabetes after passing out onstage. To help combat the disease, she learnt to revamp the way she cooks and adapting her style to suit her needs. She also works out with a trainer and takes walks in her neighorhood to help. Matt Sayles / AP photo

Paula Deen. The celebrity chef known for her often fattening and calorie-filled Southern dishes, confirmed she had type 2 diabetes in 2012 at the age of 64 but was had been diagnosed three years earlier. Carlo Allegri / AP photo

Type 2 diabetes is a disease with no cure. Here are 7 celebrities with the disease.