Manage Your Weight, Manage Your Diabetes

Having lost 15kgs, mother of four, grandmother and businesswoman, Bernadette Barnes, is enjoying more energy and confidence and an improvement in her Diabetes symptoms.

When Bernadette first arrived at Wesley Weight Management's Rockhampton Clinic, her blood glucose levels were so high that she almost needed to take insulin. But by the end of her six month program, her blood glucose levels had dropped to almost a third of their original levels. Bernadette smiles,

"I feel better for losing weight and living more healthily, plus I've been able to reduce my Diabetes medication."

Bernadette joined a Wesley Weight Management Clinic weight loss program to learn how to lose weight whilst managing her Diabetes symptoms. Having developed Gestational Diabetes when she fell pregnant with her youngest child, Bernadette has had Diabetes for 14 years. She recalls,

"In my youth I was fit, healthy and slim; a gym junkie who walked five days a week. But 14 years ago I started gaining a kilogram a year; a result of living with Diabetes and balancing work and family responsibilities."

Bernadette's goal was to lose these 14kgs. And by the end of her weight loss program, she had achieved her goal. She attributes her weight loss success to the Clinic's multi-disciplinary team of health professionals,

"I saw Doctors, Psychologists, Dietitians and Exercise Physiologists at my weekly consultations; and each of them helped me tackle a different aspect of my diet and health. For example, the Dietitians taught me about portion control and advised what times of the day I should eat, taking the particular dietary requirements for Diabetes into account. And the Exercise Physiologists taught me the correct exercise intensity for weight loss."

Bernadette maintains her new healthy weight by applying the lessons she learnt at the Clinic to her daily routine,

"The Dietitians transition you from a reduced calorie intake (the so called 'active phase' of the Clinic's weight loss programs) to a more normal diet. So I'm in no doubt about what I need to do to maintain my healthy weight."

For more information about the Wesley Weight Management Clinic's medically supervised weight loss program or to book your obligation-free initial assessment with one of our Dietitians, call 1800 567 348 or complete our online enquiry form.