A size 18 mum-of-one who ‘thought about food constantly’ was devastated when she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in June last year. Teacher Jane Grant was caring for her elderly mother during the pandemic and while she was shopping and cooking for two households - admits her own eating habits became haphazard with ‘out of control’ cravings.
The 48-year-old gorged on Chinese takeaways, homemade curries, pizzas, burgers and chips, but describes her diagnosis as a ‘complete and utter wake up call’. After embarking on a low-calorie, meal replacement diet recommended by her doctor, Jane managed to lose 2st 7lbs in the three months after her diagnosis - enough to put her type 2 diabetes into remission and transform her health once and for all.
She consumed diet and meal replacement brand exante’s nutritionally-complete shakes for breakfast and lunch, alongside a healthy 400-calorie meal in the evening, for 12 weeks. After this, she upped her calorie intake and went on to lose a total of 3st 5lbs altogether.
