#45 - Diabetes - a conversation with my husband

  On this episode I chat to my husband about his diabetes diagnosis and management.   More people than ever have diabetes. In the US 14.3% of people have Type 2 diabetes and 38% are pre diabetic. That’s more than half of the population.     Many people do not realise the catastrophic effect diabetes has on the entire body. In the US Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness and the leading cause of end stage kidney disease. It up to quadruples your risk of having a heart attack and increases your risk of having a stroke between 150 and 400%. It also increases risks of nerve disease, cancer and more.   I am passionate about helping women reduce their risk of Type 2 diabetes through eating in a healthy and sustainable way to lose weight, that includes a reduced consumption of foods with added sugars and refined carbohydrates.   Listen in to this episode to hear about: how the dietary advice given to my husband for decades hindered his diabetes management; how my husband has recently improved his diabetes management; and about my husband's experience of living with some of the complications of diabetes.   About Clair:     CLAIR MACKENZIE IS A LIFE & WEIGHT COACH WHO HELPS FEMALE PROFESSIONALS AND ENTREPRENEURS LOSE WEIGHT BY TRANSFORMING THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD AND THEMSELVES FOR LIFE     Clair’s uses an array of coaching tools and techniques to help women, who are done with dieting, take control of their eating whilst increasing their self-belief and self-worth.     “There is nothing more rewarding than helping someone overcome their detrimental relationship with food so that they can thrive in optimal physical and mental wellbeing.”     After overcoming decades of struggling with her own weight and losing 6 stone Clair used her experience and coaching qualifications to create her two programmes; ‘Lose Weight. Live Life’ for her private clients and her ‘My One Life Academy’ membership program.     Before following her passion to help women lose weight and transform their lives, Clair worked for a global blue-chip organisation in various marketing and consulting roles.     Clair has been featured on the BBC, interviewed for various podcasts, and loves speaking about how she helps women at events.     Clair lives in rural Warwickshire with her husband, teenage children and their two dogs.     Clair's Links:     Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Website