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Mark Labbett from The Chase reveals diabetes diagnosis

The Beat The Chasers star is working hard on his weight

Mark Labbett from The Chase has revealed he got a shock diagnosis during a routine check-up.

Mark, 55, is one of the chasers on the popular ITV quiz show series The Chase.

In 2017, the TV star went for a check-up at his surgery, but he didn’t expect what happened next.

While a nurse was checking him over, she noticed something odd about his legs.

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Mark from The Chase was diagnosed with diabetes (Credit: ITV)

Mark Labbett from The Chase recalls an incident with a nurse

He said: “I’ve got skin that doesn’t heal properly in my lower legs. A nurse looked at me and she asked, ‘Are you sure you’re not diabetic?'”

“They took a test and she said, ‘Yes, you’re diabetic.'”

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Thankfully, since it was detected early, Mark has managed to avoid having a diabetic episode.

In fact, he says the incident helped push him to transform his life and become healthier.

Mark almost eradicated his illness a few years ago, but then sadly fell back into his old habits.

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Mark says he needs to lose weight to beat his diagnosis (Credit: Loose Women YouTube)

He said: “I’ve still got a way to go. It turned out a couple of years ago I wasn’t far away from being non-diabetic.”

Mark went on to reveal that despite the stress of the lockdown, it’s actually helped him stick to a regime and lose weight.

The Chase star says that his young son has helped by keeping him on his toes.

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“I had been getting fit anyway because of being in lockdown,” he explained.

“Because my wife works as a nurse and I was the primary carer for our son. And I soon found that looking after an active three-year-old is tough.”

Mark has teamed up Fitbit and Diabetes UK for the One Million Step Challenge in a bid to encourage others to change their lifestyle too.

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