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I wore a glucose tracker for two weeks – it's bad news for my favourite breakfast

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diabetic. Nor am I prediabetic. I do however have a sugar problem. I start my day with croissants; chocolate, almond, even plain if there’s raspberry jam to go with it.

I’ve long suspected that my diet habits at work have me on a glucose roller coaster. My job as a writer is conducive to a lot of sitting and snacking.

However, I’m not overweight – around my work days I pack in yoga, tennis, rock climbing and dance classes. My mindset has always been: if I want your portion of Colin the Caterpillar as well as my own, I’ll have it and work it off later.

My cavalier attitude towards sugar is not unique. There are more than 4.9 million people currently living with diabetes in the UK, 90 per cent of those with Type 2.How many of us, who outwardly look pretty fit, are telling ourselves that we’re managing just fine with the poor choices we’re making day in and day out?

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