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The adjusted grandfather shocked by the opposite diagnosis the pre-diabetes thanks to the diet changes

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A 66-year-old grandfather who practiced daily was amazed to learn that he was pre-diabetic-and he says that making a little change in his eating habits helped to reverse him.

Dance teacher Will McKechnie, by Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, told Swn that he had always considered himself healthy.

5 feet 10 inches high and 167 pounds, he wore a medium -sized shirt, danced seven times a week and has not thought twice on his daily snacks: a chocolate bar and a bag of fries.

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“Honestly, I thought I was really fit and healthy,” said McKechnie.

But after having undergone free screening for people over 60 in May 2023, a routine blood test showed that its average blood sugar level was 6.2% – a pre -diabetes indicator, according to SWNS.

Dance teacher Will McKechnie, 66, was active and weighed 11th 13 lb, and easily slipping into an average size shirt, he was not worried about his health and ate what he loved. But a word of more than 60 years of the NHS included a blood test and revealed that it had an average blood sugar level of 44 mmol / month - indicating the pre -diabetes. He did not know that his bar in Nocturne Yorkie and his packet of chips put him in danger because he "looked healthy" from the outside.

Will McKechnie (right), a 66-year-old grandfather who worked daily, was amazed to learn that he was pre-diabetic. (William McKechnie / SWNS)

McKechnie only discovered it until a year later, when his doctor examined the results.

“I was so shocked and worried to learn that I was pre-diabetic,” he said.

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McKechnie continued: “When he said it would not be reversible in 48, I was terrified. I was petrified at the idea that I could start having bad health. “”

Determined to change things, McKechnie has made major changes – not only in what he ate, but also how.

A view of a hand pulling a handful of striated crisps from a product bag.

McKechnie, determined to reverse the steam, has made major changes, such as chocolate cutting and night fries and the consumption of whole nutritious food instead. (istock)

He cut chocolate and night fries, started to eat whole and nutritious foods and started chewing his food much more slowly.

Now his lunch – a full chicken sandwich – takes 40 minutes to eat.

“I just have a very occasional treat now, and much smaller,” McKechnie told Swns.

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His breakfast is now made up of fruit and a typical dinner includes hard eggs, roasted peanuts, celery, cherry tomatoes, carrots and cucumber.

By focusing on a slower diet and more conscious food choices, McKechnie lose nearly 27 poundsBringing him to 142 pounds and a small size shirt.

“Honestly, I thought I was really fit and healthy.”

He also lost two inches of his size – and, more importantly, his blood sugar fell at 5.9% in nine months, SWNS reported.

“I am very determined,” said McKechnie.

Dance teacher Will McKechnie, 66, was active and weighed 11th 13 lb, and easily slipping into an average size shirt, he was not worried about his health and ate what he loved. But a word of more than 60 years of the NHS included a blood test and revealed that it had an average blood sugar level of 44 mmol / month - indicating the pre -diabetes. He did not know that his bar in Nocturne Yorkie and his packet of chips put him in danger because he "looked healthy" from the outside.

McKechnie (photo above by making a board) lost nearly 27 pounds, bringing him to 142 pounds and a small shirt of size. (William McKechnie / SWNS)

He added: “If I started to do to do something, I will do it and I will reduce my blood sugar.”

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The four-year-old grandfather said he was no longer fighting sugar desires and does not feel the desire to rush into stores for a chocolate solution.

He also remains busy taking care of his 18 month old grandson and teaching two dance lessons per week.

Asian Doctor using the digital glucose meter to check the sample of blood sugar in blood sugar to treat diabetes.

“Even if you have to pay for this, it is worth having your blood sugar checked regularly,” said McKechnie. (istock)

McKechnie, who stopped smoking in 1986 and stopped drinking in 2012, thinks that everyone should be proactive to check their health – even if they seem healthy outside.

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“Even if you have to pay for this, it is worth having your blood sugar checked regularly,” he told Swns, adding: “It’s much better to discover it.”

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According to Swns, McKechnie now says that he feels stronger than ever and has “huge amounts of energy”.

“I am so relieved to have this test. It changed my life and made me so much more fit.”

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