I’ve shed 9st after snacking on chocolate at at 1am, 2am and 3am left me with Type 2 diabetes
LIFE is sweet for mum Connie Bott now she has ditched sugar.
Connie had chocs stashed in each room and snacked several times a night.
She says: “Chocolate was my best friend. I used to eat family Galaxy bars, tins of Quality Street and Roses. I’d wake up at 1am, 2am and 3am to tuck in.”
Connie, of Sheffield, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2013. She weighed 19st and wore size 22-24 clothes.
Her blood glucose level (HbA1c) was 65 – way above the type 2 diabetes threshold of 48.
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Her doctor prescribed Gliclazide and Linagliptin, and she tried to slim by cutting calories. But she was so addicted to sugar, it took her weeks to stop craving it.
Over the next few years she got down to 16st but then in February 2017, she found the , through .
It became second nature and, since then, she has lost a further 5st and reduced her blood glucose level. She is now off medication and her type 2 diabetes is in remission.
Husband Martyn, 57, a former driving instructor, has shed 3st by sharing her healthy meals.
She reckons drinking plenty of water all day helps – and still gets her choc fix but in a healthier way. She says: “I like 85 per cent dark chocolate with a soft filling.
“You cannot do what I’ve done by eating just lettuce.
“Try good alternatives, which you look forward to. Discipline, and belief, can’t be underestimated. Take each achievement as a pat on the back.”
Sons Stephen, 31, Jonathan, 28, and Jacob, 18, agree the new routine has changed their mum beyond recognition.
Connie adds: “I had lost myself. I wouldn’t go out unless I had to and I stopped having my hair done. My confidence was shot.”
Now, at 10st 12lb, she says: “I would recommend the . You’ll be surprised how simple and satisfying it is.”
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