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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Rebecca Sherdley

Shy Nottinghamshire couple shrink in size by 8 stone but have 'doubled in confidence'

Between them, husband and wife slimmers Ann and Andrew Matthews have lost an incredible eight stone. Ann, who used to be insulted by people in the street over her size, jokes their weight loss is the equivalent of a person - their daughter.

But putting all puns aside, there is a more serious note to this incredible achievement - Ann is no longer diabetic or reliant on insulin. She discovered she needed insulin in 2002, and believed being diabetic was all down to her weight.

She was on twice-daily injections, and her doctor was thinking of upping her to three shots of insulin a day. And that's when her turning point came and she decided to lose weight.

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