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Sydney woman reverses diabetes with weight loss surgery – Daily Telegraph
Patty Yiannakoulias lost 40kg and reversed her type 2 diabetes — but she had to go under the knife to do it.
Patty Yiannakoulias lost 40kg and reversed her type 2 diabetes but she had to go under the knife to do it.
The 53-year-old from Gregory Park had a gastric sleeve, where part of the stomach was surgically removed, performed in February 2019 when she weighed 105kg.
“I had a sore back, reflux, sleep apnoea and four years ago, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and had to take a tablet every day,” she said.
Mrs Yiannakoulias said breast cancer at age 42 sparked her weight gain, which spiralled …
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