Damon Wayans reveals the scary symptom that led to his type 2 diabetes diagnosis

Comedy icon Damon Wayans has gone from spreading laughter to spreading consciousness astir diabetes risk.

The actor, champion known for his roles successful "In Living Color," "Major Payne" and "My Wife and Kids," has lived respective years pinch his ain lawsuit of type 2 diabetes, which runs successful his family.

In an exclusive question and reply pinch Fox News Digital, Wayans, 65, shared nan infinitesimal he realized nan information should beryllium taken seriously.

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"It was for illustration 2017 and I conscionable retrieve going to nan bath and peeing truthful overmuch that I thought possibly my humor was draining out, too," he described. "And it kept happening and I'm conscionable for illustration – I'm not moreover drinking that overmuch water."

Comedy icon Damon Wayans has gone from spreading laughter to spreading consciousness astir glucosuria risk. Wayans is pictured present successful a segment from nan 1995 movie "Major Payne." (Universal Pictures/Getty Images)

This predominant urination was followed by symptom successful his feet, numbness successful his toes, delirium and blurry vision.

"My sister Kim made maine spell to nan expert because I astir apt wouldn't person gone," Wayans said.

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After nan expert revealed that Wayans' humor sweetener reference was astatine a critically precocious 535 mg/dL, he was "scared straight" into making immoderate "serious" manner changes.

"I utilized to portion wine, emotion wine. I don't portion vino [anymore]," he said. "It's a overmuch healthier life I'm living, and I'm alert of each nan joys that I person now that I conscionable took for granted backmost erstwhile I wasn't taking attraction of myself."

Damon Wayans (right) and his boy Damon Wayans Jr. (left) look connected "The Jennifer Hudson Show" successful October 2024. The character has lived respective years pinch type 2 diabetes. (Chris Haston/WBTV/Getty Images)

Wayans said he stays "disciplined" pinch a patient fare and useful retired each morning, involving a operation of weightlifting strength training utilizing his ain assemblage weight, for illustration burpees and yoga.

"I besides deterioration a glucose monitor, truthful I cognize what workout does to maine [and] to my humor sugar," he said. "I cognize if I assistance weights, I consciousness better, and besides I'm burning [calories] for nan remainder of nan day."

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While Wayans feels he has his regular nether control, nan consequence of semipermanent glucosuria complications still looms.

The entertainer precocious teamed up pinch biotech institution Genentech’s "All Eye connected DME" campaign, a activity to dispersed consciousness of diabetes-related vision loss.

Damon Wayans performs a stand-up group astatine an "All Eyes connected DME" consciousness arena successful New York City connected April 23, 2026. (Genentech)

Diabetic macular edema (DME) is simply a complication of glucosuria that tin lead to imagination loss, according to Genentech.

Although Wayans does not person DME himself, he continuously monitors his ain symptoms, including extent cognition issues, admitting he "needs to get [his] eyes checked."

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"Sometimes God talks to you, and possibly this is thing I needed to perceive and beryllium a portion of successful bid to support myself from going blind," he added.

What to cognize astir DME

The information occurs erstwhile fluid leaks from weakened aliases damaged humor vessels (called retinopathy), causing buildup successful nan macula, a mini area successful nan mediate of nan retina that is responsible for clear vision.

If near untreated, nan buildup tin lead to partial aliases complete imagination loss, according to Genentech.

DME tin beryllium diagnosed by an oculus expert via a ocular acuity test, oculus exam aliases optical imaging. (iStock)

DME, which tin hap successful some type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients, is nan starring origin of imagination nonaccomplishment successful "working-age" diabetics.

The information occurs successful astir 750,000 diabetics successful nan U.S., disproportionately affecting Black and Hispanic populations, investigation shows.

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Some symptoms of DME see blurry aliases doubled vision, floaters aliases acheronian spots, trouble seeing colors aliases objects erstwhile there’s a glare, seeing consecutive lines arsenic curved aliases bent, aliases seeing objects arsenic a different size erstwhile 1 oculus is closed.

The information tin beryllium diagnosed by an eye doctor via a ocular acuity test, oculus exam aliases optical imaging.

Actor Damon Wayans attends nan FOX Fall Party astatine Catch LA successful West Hollywood, California, connected Sept. 25, 2017. Wayans’ biggest portion of proposal for glucosuria patients is "don’t beryllium acrophobic to spot a doctor." (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)

Wayans’ biggest portion of proposal for glucosuria patients is "don’t beryllium acrophobic to spot a doctor."

"You'd beryllium amazed astatine really elemental nan treatments are, but you can't dainty it if you don't cognize what it is [and] if you ne'er get diagnosed," he said.

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"It's important that we fto our defender down and fto our egos down and spell conquer nan fear, because nan fearfulness is each successful your head."

Wayans – a personnel of nan iconic Wayans drama family, including brothers Keenen Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans, on pinch boy Damon Wayans Jr. – said he hopes that doing his portion to dispersed consciousness for DME will thief his family talk much openly about health.

Actors Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Damon Wayans and head Keenen Ivory Wayans airs astatine nan premiere of "White Chicks" astatine nan Village Theatre successful Los Angeles, California, connected June 16, 2004. Although Wayans does not person DME himself, he continuously monitors his ain symptoms. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

"If they spot that I'm not afraid, past possibly they'll beryllium little afraid," he said. "And if I tin spell location and really talk in-depth astir treatments … particularly if I sewage it done myself, I deliberation they'll beryllium much receptive to it."

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Wayans acknowledged really costs and entree obstacles tin clasp group backmost from seeking medical help.

"Even if you person to walk a small money now to get it nether control, it's worthy it," he said. "Because there's truthful overmuch life to live, unless you do nothing."