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A man dies after setting himself on fire in south-western Saudi Arabia, apparently mimicking the suicide of a man in Tunisia which provoked an anti-government uprising there.
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Steven’s diabetes disappeared within five days of a gastric bypass operation Steven Greggains is looking forward to getting back behind the wheel of his HGV.
Just a few weeks ago, his licence was under threat because of his type 2 diabetes.
He wasn’t allowed to drive while taking insulin to control his condition.
As a result, he was obese, he was binge-eating and was also taking the maximum medication to cope with his diabetes.
Even losing two stone (12.7kg) in weight didn’t help.
Recent research on 34 obese type 2 diabetic patients showed that almost three-quarters of those who underwent gastric bypass surgery showed no clinical signs of type 2 diabetes after two years.
Doctors at Charing Cross Hospital in London recommended gastric bypass surgery to Steven, as a result, and he went under the knife at the Imperial Weight Centre.
He was discharged two days later and within five days, Steven’s diabetes had gone into remission and he had stopped his medication.
“Food was the biggest part of my life,” he says.
“Now I eat a balanced diet. Before I had an insatiable appetite. The diabetes cure gives me the strength to say no thank you to food.”
Steven was 25 stone (158.7kg) at his heaviest. Now he weighs around 16 stone (101 kg) and would like to reach 12 or 13 (76-82 kg) stone.
But he readily admits that it will be a long road.
“They prepared me for how I would feel after the op but I didn’t realise how difficult it would be,” he said.
Steven has been given a three-month eating plan which includes only soups initially, then moves onto puree food, then a soft food diet and finally a normal diet.
“People see me and say ‘wow’. I feel really good about myself.”
Steven Greggains
Steven is one of around 2.5 million people in the UK thought to suffer from type 2 diabetes.
The condition occurs either when not enough insulin is produced by the pancreas or the insulin that is produced does not work properly.
Dr Carel Le Roux, who looked after Steven during his treatment and is a member of ESCO (experts in severe and complex obesity management), has carried out research into the effect of bariatric surgery on type 2 diabetes.
He calls it a “double whammy” effect – weight loss combined with remission of type 2 diabetes.
“By increasing the amount of insulin produced and improving the body’s sensitivity to the blood sugar-regulating hormone, obese diabetic patients can be effectively cured of the condition,” he said.
Why this happens is still not clear, but a recent study by Dr Le Roux suggests that it’s not simply the result of losing weight.
Steven weighed 25 stones at his heaviest and could not control his diabetes The most likely explanation for the improved control of blood sugar lies in the effect the surgery has on key gut hormones, known as glucagon-like peptides (GLP-1).
These hormones are thought to mimic the hormones responsible for initiating insulin release from the pancreas, thus helping to restore blood sugar levels to normal.
Three weeks after the operation, Steve is trying to fill his days with activites other than eating and is doing a lot of walking his dog.
But he and his wife don’t go out as much as they did.
It’s something he is happy to get used to.
“It’s all down to me for the future. I’ve still got to stay off the sugar, but it’s been life-changing,” he says.
“People see me now and say ‘wow’. I feel really good about myself and I feel healthy too.”
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A US government delegation is invited to Scotland in a bid to overturn America’s 40-year ban on Scottish haggis.
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Corrie’s Betty on how bullying set her on path to fame
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A new digital TV network for Scotland should be funded by the television licence fee, a panel of media experts have said.
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Caroline Wozniacki and Roger Federer are among the players in last-16 action at the Australian Open.
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The BBC apologises after Japan’s embassy complained over jokes broadcast on an episode of comedy quiz show QI about the atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Tunisians step up calls for interim Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi to resign because of his links to the Ben Ali regime.
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The chairman of the commission looking at Britain’s banking sector indicates changes are likely.
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Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove, who died in Afghanistan, is announced as the winner of the 2011 Robert Burns Humanitarian Award.
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A key ally of Ivory Coast’s disputed leader Laurent Gbagbo resigns as head of the Central Bank of West African States amid regional pressure.
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A man has been charged with murdering landscape architect Jo Yeates.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said 32-year-old Vincent Tabak, who was arrested on Thursday, will appear at Bristol Magistrates Court on Monday.
Miss Yeates, 25, was found dead on Christmas Day, eight days after going missing from her home in the Clifton area of Bristol.
Her body was found next to a country road in Failand, three miles from where she lived.
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The boy was stabbed outside a takeaway shop A man has been charged with the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Tottenham, north London.
Serif Aslan, 33, of Phillip Lane, Tottenham, is accused of murdering Kasey Gordon who died at the scene in West Green Road on Thursday afternoon.
Three other teenagers also suffered stab wounds in the incident outside a parade of shops.
The boys, two aged 14 and one aged 16, were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi says he will not quit over allegations of using an under-age prostitute and accuses magistrates of spying on him.
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