CHRISTMAS IS ALWAYS A challenging time when it comes to weight management. The temptation to have a cheeky mince pie, chocolate treat or festive cocktail can become overwhelming. We live in an obesogenic environment that sets us up to fail as we’re faced with sugar, processed food and alcohol at almost every turn. Just walking from my home to the train station I pass a Starbucks, Leon, Pret, Waitrose Mini and a cupcake shop. For anyone who has a problematic relationship with food or alcohol it feels as though there are land mines everywhere.
I stopped drinking alcohol long before my diagnosis of diabetes. In my early 20s I drank all the time and loved it. By my late 20s, I was living with
