Alec Baldwin Gets Healthy After Being Diagnosed Pre-Diabetic

Alec Baldwin appeared as healthy as ever at the Screen Actors Guild Awards over the weekend, and he’s crediting a medical scare for his weight loss. The ’30 Rock’ star revealed that he was diagnosed as pre-diabetic last May, and he was forced to make a quick, drastic change to his diet. He certainly wasn’t waiting around for it to turn into full blown diabetes, both for his health and his family.

“Have I thought about having more kids? Oh sure, that would be great, that would be heaven, that would be fantastic,” he said last week on Piers Morgan Tonight.

And it also probably doesn’t hurt that Baldwin, 53, is dating yoga instructor Hilaria Thomas, 27, so more children may be in his future! He jokingly added, “As my friend said to me, ‘When you have children, typically in a second marriage, when you’re older and you get married again to a woman who would have children, you must always remember that you make sure (the children) attend a college where the commencement ceremonies are held in a facility with a wheelchair accessible ramp.'”

Joking (or not joking) aside, Baldwin has lost an impressive 30 pounds since his diagnosis. “I gave up sugar,” he told Access Hollywood. “I lost 30 pounds in four months. It’s amazing.”

He also makes sure to get in as much exercise as he can, including yoga, though not as much as he (or his gf) would like! “I do Pilates and spin, but I don’t do as much yoga as I’d like,” he admitted. “When we’re shooting and I can’t work out, I just have to eat less. So I’m very conscious of that. But sugar was the real killer for me — that was the problem.”

Way to be open and honest about your health, and set a positive example in Hollywood!

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