By August 2016, I\u2019d also developed sleep apnoea and was told I wouldn\u2019t live to see Christmas unless I made a change. I was even offered a gastric band, but I turned it down as I still wanted to enjoy real food. My GP then offered me 12 weeks of Slimming World group membership through the Slimming World on Referral programme. I decided I had nothing to lose and I haven\u2019t looked back since… <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMORE ON THE BLOG: When I joined my local group in Bedworth, I weighed in at 26st 6\u00bdlbs. I was really nervous before I walked through those doors for the first time, but it turned out I had nothing to worry about \u2013 everyone was really friendly and welcoming. I actually loved it so much, I decided to keep my membership going, even after my 12-week referral was up. Now, I\u2019ve made real friends for life and I wouldn\u2019t miss going to my Slimming World group for anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once I got to grips with Food Optimising, I couldn\u2019t believe how much amazing food I could eat and still lose weight. I swapped my diet of fry-ups, takeaways and pastries for home-made healthy meals like spicy chicken, sweet potato wedges and vegetables. The new way of eating enabled me to control my diabetes without worry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n MORE FOR MEMBERS: You\u2019ll have access to a collection of over 1,600 slimming-friendly recipes on our exclusive website and app<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve now lost 14st 1lb and I feel like a new person! Since losing the weight my health has improved drastically. I no longer need to take medication for diabetes or high blood pressure. Small things have really made a difference to my everyday life, too. I can run around after my grandchildren, I can put my socks on without sitting down and I can fit the seat belt of my truck around me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Exercise wise, I\u2019ve taken up running and, by building up my distances gradually, I\u2019ve really started to enjoy it. I even finished my first half marathon in September last year \u2013 something I\u2019d never have dreamed of doing before losing weight. Thanks to Slimming World, I now have the life I always wanted and a real future to look forward to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In May 2020, our study* of 222 members with type 2 diabetes found that:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Findings from the survey also revealed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can find out more here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019ve got any questions about how losing weight could help you manage type 2 diabetes or another health condition, making an appointment with your GP would be a good first step. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When you\u2019re ready to start your own Slimming World journey, your local group<\/a> is waiting to welcome you with lots of support and absolutely no judgement. You\u2019ll also find a friendly Community for online members at Slimming World Online<\/a>. Together, we can make those important changes for a healthier, happier future.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n *Study polled 222 members with type 2 diabetes in May 2020. Data where blood glucose and weight change is reported refers to members with type 2 diabetes who were members for six months or more<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jason Anderson desperately needed to lose weight for health reasons. An amazing 14st loss has transformed his life completely<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[35,22,25,23],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Losing weight can help reverse type 2 diabetes<\/a>
Slimming World on Referral works for members with type 2 diabetes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nNew friends for life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A lifestyle change<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
14st lighter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Fitter than I\u2019ve ever been<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Slimming World type 2 diabetes research<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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