The 59-year-old received an unexpected diagnosis a few years ago
The Chase star Mark Labbett has received support from fans after sharing a health update on social media. The 59-year-old, best known as The Beast from the popular ITV show, was diagnosed with diabetes a few years ago, during a visit to the doctor.
The quizzer previously told Loose Women viewers he’d had a cut on his leg that wasn’t healing properly, prompting a nurse to ask if he was diabetic. While Mark didn’t think he was, a simple blood test showed otherwise. He said he had no other symptoms.
In a new Instagram post on Tuesday, Mark told fans he has now managed to lower his glucose levels. He said he has a glucose monitor, as he is “keeping an eye on my health and my type 2 diabetes now I’m getting on a little bit”, adding that it will “hopefully help me live as long and full a life as possible”.
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He told his 50,700 followers he was wearing a Dexcom ONE+ device, which continuously monitors his glucose levels. Mark said his have “gone down considerably in the short time I’ve been using it, so that’s one of my two main health goals ticked off”.
The Chaser added that his levels are now “mainly in the normal range”, and “because I’m not eating so many naughty carbs my weight is dropping down, my target is 17 stone and I should get there.”
Fans have been quick to send messages of support to Mark in the post’s comments section, as one person said: “Glad to see your health journey going so well Mark. I have a continuous glucose monitor too and it’s so nice to hear more people talking about these types of devices and their benefits.”
A second said: “Well done Mark happy to see you heath is improving” and a third said: “Good on you Mark and well done. It’s hard to break old habits”.
