Orange is the New Black star Lea DeLaria, who plays Big Boo on the hit Netflix show, has lost 50 pounds since September.

While attending the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center's annual dinner at Cipriani Wall Street, she said she started dropping weight from the diabetes medication she’s on.

"I lost 50 lbs. since September. I lost 25 lbs. since the SAG Awards [in February] – it's crazy!" she told People.

DeLaria has type 2 diabetes, so the combination of the medication and her cut back of carbs and sugar has dramatically transformed her body.

"I've always been really energetic, but for a year I was feeling really weird, I didn't know what was going on. Once we did the blood test and we understood what was going on, it was great," she said. "And now I've got my energy back. I feel like me and everything is great."

Orange is the New Black's third season will be released on June 12, which will not involve Jason Biggs' character, Larry, or Pornstache (Pablo Schreiber).

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