Kath & Kim star's positive health update
Kath & Kim star Magda Szubanski has candidly opened up about her struggles with binge eating, and in a more positive update, announced that she is no longer pre-diabetic.
The 62-year-old took to Instagram to share the major health update, as she shared a photo of her Gordon Ramsay-inspired breakfast.
“Have got my Hba1c out of pre-diabetes and back in the normal range,” she wrote in the caption.
“I’m far from perfect but I just keep trying.”
Pre-diabetes is a condition where blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough for a type 2 diabetes diagnoses. The HbA1c is a blood test that helps diagnose type 2 diabetes or monitor blood glucose levels in diabetics.
“Check out #magdasbignationalhealthcheck #magdashealthcheck on @abctv to find out how sugar is F*CKING with us and why it is so hard to be healthy in Australia,” she added in the caption.
“50 per cent of aussies live with chronic illness.
“Let’s change that! One brekkie at a time!" she concluded.
Magda’s Big National Health Check, which aired on ABC, showcases the actress' personal journey to uncover what health looks like in Australia today.
In an old episode which aired in November, the star candidly opened up about how she sought comfort from her overwhelmingly negative feelings by binge eating.
Szubanski burst into tears as she revealed that she struggled with “being able to forgive myself”.
“Because I know people are like, ‘Well, why has she done that to herself?’, and it’s like, I felt I had no choice,” she said.
“It was the only sane decision I could make given the alternatives that I faced, and then you become this f***ing shame magnet, and it’s like you’re not supposed to fight back.
“You’re not allowed to defend yourself, you’re supposed to just hang your head again in shame and say, ‘I’ve brought this upon myself’.”
In a previous Instagram update, the star also shared that he had been working to heal her relationship with her body and exercise.
“I’m trying to find a way to frame this as not struggling or fighting but accepting resistance,” she said.
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