Her blood sugar levels, which had been 'very high', fell so significantly that her GP stopped prescribing her daily dose of type 2 diabetes drug metformin. What kept her going was focusing on what really mattered – being free of diabetes and off medication at the end of it all.Īnd when she managed it, she felt euphoric. June recalled being 'always hungry', except for an hour after every shake, and occasionally having a lettuce leaf or small stick of celery to curb her stomach pangs. The 86-year-old lost 20 per cent of her bodyweight, dropping from 13st (83kg) to under ten (64kg).įour months of 800 calories a day were far from easy. The 'soups and shakes' diet – where meals are replaced with low-calorie liquid variants – is being offered on the NHS after trials found it could help curb the nation's escalating type 2 diabetes crisis If trends continue, one in ten adults will suffer from diabetes by the end of the decade.įor June, from Crowthorne, Berkshire, who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2018, the results were extraordinary – at least at first. The blood sugar condition, which dramatically increases the risk of heart attacks, kidney failure, stroke, amputations and blindness, affects more than five million people and costs the NHS £10 billion a year.Īnti-diabetes drugs alone cost £746 million in 2021/22, up from £423 million in 2015/16.
The groundbreaking slimming plan, developed by a team at Newcastle University, involves consuming just 800 calories a day for up to four months in order to lose between 22lb and 33lb (10kg to 15kg) – enough, experts say, for most people to reverse the condition.Īlso known as the 'soups and shakes' diet – because meals are replaced with low-calorie liquid variants – it is being offered on the NHS after trials found it could help curb the nation's escalating type 2 diabetes crisis. June Davidson was deservedly proud of her achievement after following an extreme diet that put her type 2 diabetes into remission.
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