Near doubling of diabetes cases projected for Bay: How one diabetic has lost 20kgs in 8 weeks 14 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 7 minutes to read Craig Kawiti has lost 20kg in eight weeks by changing his diet and walking. Photo / George Novak Craig Kawiti has lost 20kg in eight weeks by changing his diet and walking. Photo / George Novak Eight weeks ago Craig Kawiti couldn't walk to his mailbox. Overweight with a weak heart and diabetes, the kind and bubbly Tauranga man was unrecognisable thanks to a beard he'd grown to hide from his friends. He was ashamed of what he had become and lost all confidence in himself.