I tried to lose weight for years. This worked!

DAWN PEACE, 47, lost 5½ stone and significantly reduced her fibromyalgia by following Dr Mosley’s diet. A civil servant and ambassador for a non-profit health organisation, she lives with husband Stephen, 47, an assistant headteacher, and their two children. She says: MY SON Jacob, who is now 16, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was six. Ever since, I’ve relentlessly focused on his diet and sugar. But, in fact, my escalating weight was putting me at serious risk of type 2 diabetes. I’m 5ft 7in and at my heaviest I was 18st 9lb, a size 22-2 . I was also diagnosed with fibromyalgia — a long-term condition causing pain all over the body — five years ago and was in near-constant pain.

I had tried to lose weight many times over the years, but nothing seemed to work.

Then I read about the 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet in the Mail — and, in February 2016, threw myself into it.

It was a pivotal moment for me. The effects were almost instant.

At last, I felt like I could beat diabetes. I went on to lose 5½ stone, dropping to 13st, and I now follow Dr Mosley’s 5:2 diet.

Best of all, my fibromyalgia has disappeared. I was able to come off my medication altogether in December 2016.

The long-term benefits of the diet have been amazing and my blood sugar readings are now in the normal range.