When doctors told Nikki Ricks she was on the verge of getting diabetes she changed her diet and lifestyle. She lost five stone, slimming down to a slender size 16 and improving her health.
In 2003 Nikki was temporarily left blind in one eye due to a retina detachment and needed an emergency surgery. Thankfully she got her sight back but she was diagnosed with the same condition again but in her other eye in 2007.
A few years ago, when she weighed 19st 7.5lbs, doctors gave Nikki three months to make some major changes or she'd need to start medication for type-2 diabetes. Speaking to the Derbyshire Telegraph, she said: "After being warned in September 2020 that my blood sugars were high, I was told I needed to have a blood test for type 2 diabetes again in December 2020.
