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Februar y2 ,2 014 Body and More 25 BY LISA IANNUCCI CTW FEA TURES herri Shepherd is seriously funny.Whetheryou’rewatch- ing her on The Vi ew catching her stand-up comedy routines, herappearanceson 30Rock or as host of the Game Show NewlywedGame, SherriShepherdismakingevery- onelaughthesedays. with complicat ions from the flu, still her gregarious, wisecracking self. But today st aking time to be seri- ousaboutthemessageinhernew book, andBeatDiabetes(EvenIfYouDon Have It) by Sherri Shepherd and Shepherdwasonly23yearsold when hermomdiedofcomplications fromdiabetes.Later,shewouldbe diagnosedwithtype-2diabetesas usedherdiagnosistofocuson continued on page 26 Laughing Through the We ight Loss Sher ri Shep her dl ost her mom to diabet es. Afterh er own diagno sis he refused to suf fer the same fate and is now living a healt hier life, day by day.