Recent Content by Lizzie2

Wow! You have got a lot on your plate haven’t you! Have you broken your legs recently and think you will be able to get back to walking eventually or have you more or less been left unable to walk? I saw NutraCheck mentioned somewhere on this site and they had a good deal on a year’s...

You’re right, you have to believe you can do it and I did it when I had steroid induced T2 - at least I’m still short of T2 even if only just. Breaking your ankle, wrist and thumb is quite something! I’d forgotten about ‘water walking’ must look up the local swimming pool and see what they have...

I’ve cut down to the minimum with the prunes, I want to stick with them if I can as they have been proven to be very good for bone health. I already take vitamin D, magnesium and calcium but prunes make a big difference. There are so many awful things I’ve been eating recently that I can cut...

Thank you to everyone who has responded, good advice. I just need to get a grip and get my diet under control. I need to write a reminder to myself of how I feel about it all right now and read it regularly to keep me on the straight and narrow. Best wishes to you all and wishing you a happy...

I was going to say ‘I can’t believe it’ but I can. In November 2024 my HbA1c was 42. In May it went up to 44 and now in December 2025 it is 47! I’m only one point off being T2 and I know it is all my own fault. I know exactly why this has come about because back in 2015 I developed steroid...

several years ago I developed steroid induced T2 diabetes after I was put on a course of steroids for inflammatory arthriti. I was lucky enough to discover this w9nderful doctor and his book. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/in-depth/david-cavan-reversing-type-2-diabetes/ I bought his book and a...

I’m trying to get mine down, it was 42mol last time I tested, I sent off a test this morning and I’m hoping it isn’t any higher but I had a long and foolish spell of very carby eating, bread, cereal, and loads of milk chocolate. Just loads of rubbish in general. I bought a blood sugar meters...

I developed steroid induced T2 some years ago. The advice I got from the diabetes nurse really wasn’t that great - ‘don’t eat more than one banana a day and avoid pineapple’. Fortunately I discovered a really good book about reversing your T2 diabetes by Dr David Cavan - you will find it...

Thank you for that link it is really interesting.

I had similar. I developed steroid induced T2. Fortunately it was discovered really early - long story. The diabetes nurse gave me three months to improve my diet and exercise or I would be put on the diabetic register. I discovered an amazing book by Dr David Cavan on Reverse your T2 Diabetes...

I discovered a very good book by Dr David Cavan about how to reverse your T2 diabetes. It explains all about how to check your blood glucose before and 1.5-2 hours after eating and record what you’ve eaten etc which helps you sort out the foods that increase your blood sugars. You’ll probably be...

I know I’m arriving a bit late to the party but during lockdown We have done loads of gardening - bit of a late start because lockdown came in before we had got the seeds etc that we needed. We’ve been taking very long walks every day - fortunately we’ve got lots of isolated walks nearby...

Exactly. I’ve gone right off him, he is overexposed these days bordering on being greedy and there doesn’t seem to be anything he isn’t prepared to write a book or make a TV programme about, usually based on an idea from someone else. As you say he is always that bit behind us in here.

I would buy yourself “Reverse your T2 Diabetes” Dr David Cavan and a blood sugar meter and do exactly what he says in the book to work out what sort of foods raise your blood sugar - pretty sure you will discover it’s carbs! Once you’ve done that you know what food’s are good for you and...

I’m offended at your final comment - I most definitely wasn't trying to derail the thread - I was just pointing out the link between thyroid and cholesterol especially as she has thyroid problems as well as high cholesterol. ThyroidUK consider euthyroid to be around 1 - and yes, I do private...