Hoda Kotb revealed that her youngest daughter, Hope, has Type 1 diabetes while returning to the TODAY show for the first time since January.

The longtime TODAY co-anchor opened up about her daughter's diagnosis on Wednesday, May 28, the same day she shared the launch of her new wellness brand, Joy 101 .

While spending more time with her daughters, Hope, 6, and Haley, 8 , was the main reason she left the show, Hope's condition "definitely weighed in," Hoda tells TODAY.com.

"As anyone with a child who has Type 1 (knows), especially a little kid, you're constantly watching, you're constantly monitoring, you're constantly checking, which is what I did all the time when I was (at TODAY). You’re distracted."

"You just get a priority check in your life," Hoda added while speaking with TOD

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