The 40-year-old businesswoman says that when she appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2021, she was “on top” of being at a “higher risk of type two diabetes in later life”, but has since got back to higher glucose levels. Davies, who was eliminated in week eight of the 19th series of the BBC dancing show, told Prima magazine that she was “running a lot and eating well” during her time on the celebrity dancing programme. The owner of arts and crafts supply company Crafter’s Companion told Prima: “I had gestational diabetes in both my pregnancies, which meant that I’m at a higher risk of type two diabetes in later life, and I need to get my BMI comfortably under 30 to be healthy.
“In the run-up to Strictly, I got really on top of it. I was running a lot and eating well, all because I was in a routine, so I got in great shape. But then, after I did Strictly, I lost the routine, I lost the motivation and I went back downhill.
“I saw the weight pile back on, which for me is a problem. “Every year on my birthday, my HbA1C check tells me how close my blood sugar levels are to early-onset diabetes. And last year, my HbA1C was right on the borderline.
” According to Diabetes UK, a HbA1c measures your “average blood glucose (sugar) levels for the last two to three months”, and if it is in the higher end than a person can develop diabetes-related issues in their eyes and feet. Healthcare professionals can advise patients who could be edging towards pre-diabe.