Life revolves around getting a sugar hit for 61 year old Helen. It started in her childhood but had got to the point at which she didn’t feel she satisfied from a meal unless she finished off with something sweet.

Tiredness prompts a trip to the GP and Helen is told that she is pre-diabetic. Despite this, she waits a year. A second blood test confirms the diagnosis but life is busy and she doesn't get round to doing anything about it. 

It is not until Helen sees a picture of herself playing golf that she realises how she now looks and isn’t happy.

Helen tries a conventional diet. She loses about eight pounds but it doesn’t feel sustainable or good. 

Helen has lost more than 10 pounds in a month and feels more energetic. She is quickly learning how her body reacts to foods and even noticing differences between different brands. 

“I bought clothes at the end of March because the clothes that I had just didn't fit. They were too big. I used to wear two sizes. I was much heavier on the end than on the top. I'm totally one size now.”

“I feel very privileged and fortunate to have found Limbo. If I'd gone on for another year doing what I was, God knows what would have happened.”