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Hi Dudette1. After 15 years of managing diabetes and being prescribed ever increasing doses of Metformin in an attempt to keep T2D under control, I stopped eating meat. After 2 3/4 years I've gone from 2000mg of Metformin to 500mg. All under the guidance of GP and regular A1c tests - am norm...

Haven't posted to the forum for a while but this caught my eye. My own cholesterol levels followed a similar path. 7.5 at diagnosis now down to 5.2 plus or minus and GP offering statins which were summarily rejected. About statins, please do a search on "statins increase blood sugar". My GP...

Hi Tophat1900. I'm wondering if you could point me to material describing the high insulin levels causing insulin resistance. I'm interested in reading about this. I'm also interested in learning about the effects of K2-mk7. I currently take allopurinol to manage uric acid. And yes, I've been...

I’ve been searching for a while for what causes insulin resistance but not had much luck. Just this last weekend I found some research. Background. Five years before being DX’D as T2D in Nov 2004, I was DX’d with gout. Gout is caused by high levels of serum uric acid. Uric acid is produced by...

Here's a link for you... https://www.arthritis-health.com/types/gout/what-are-purines. BTW, there is a strong connection between gout and T2D... https://www.diabetes.co.uk/conditions/gout-and-diabetes.html

My apologies and my bad. Here is one of many references to be found... https://www.healthline.com/health/too-much-protein

Hi walker1178. I have been a T2D for 15 years. Two years ago I stopped eating meat. Since then my HbA1c tests are headed down and I have gradually had my dosage of metformin reduced. I have also increased the quantity of carbs I eat. I still eat eggs and a little cow milk in tea and coffee...

Hi Ianf0ster, After 15 years as a T2D and increasing BGs and losing control, I am now reversing the effects of T2D. Two years ago I stopped eating meat and have now halved the metformin I'm on and heading for another reduction. I've also increased the carbs I eat. Here's a thought: Is insulin...

Hi Borrowbakers, I recently went from 1500mg to 1000mg of metformin. I've been on it for 15 years. For about 3/4 weeks I had variable BGs first thing in morning but has settled now. It may be due to dawn effect management which metformin helps with. Also had some minor GI issues.

Hi Valuator, In my mind statins are evil. I have pushed back at my GP when she tried to prescribe them. For about 7/8 years my cholesterol was about 5.3 + or - 0.2. Two years ago I stopped eating meat and now my cholesterol is 4.7 or so. I've also halved my T2D meds and increased carb intake in...

Hi dwell don, You don't mention if you're on Metformin or how long you've been taking meds. Long time use of Metformin is known to cause vitamin B12 deficiency which mimics T2D symptoms, increases HbA1C and lower limb numbness. I found this after 15 years on Metformin. Statins cause increase in...

Hi DCUKMod, apologies for slow response but I try not to spend too much time on forums - T2D is too time consuming as it is!! Actually I must also apologize for mis-quoting a statement. It is actually T2Ds have a 70% chance of getting gout. That is still a high probability but a stat I mis-used...

Hi Olafur, I too am a long time T2D like yourself. Also I was recently seeing increasing HbA1c tests and morning BG tests. 21 months ago I started to abstain from eating meat. You can see my post "Newbie to forum tho long time T2D" to read of the changes and benefits I've had abstaining from...

Hi Resurgam, a beautiful part of the world. I've hiked on the Purbecks a few times.

Hi xfieldok. Porridge is something new for me. I couldn't tolerate it many years ago but with recent changes a lot of things have changed and I am now more tolerant. Muesli is in the form of sugar free Alpen and have never had a problem with it. Cheers.

The rowing machine is a necessary evil - I have one in my basement! I'm actually in Ontario, Canada but was born in England. I remember rowing on Poole Harbour one year that did have a thin layer of ice on it. Cheers.

Hi Ziggy_w thanks for your reply. When I was first DX'D I used to test 9 times a day for the first 4 weeks. First 2 weeks to understand what my diet was doing. Then made diet changes and tested 9 times a day again to understand the impact of the changes. Now I test every morning and...

Hi jjraak. Yup, I've experienced all the ups and downs over the last 20 years. Even over the last year and a half when the HbA1c wasn't coming down before the B12 deficiency was caught. When I was first DX'D I was told that T2D was a progressive disease. I'm beginning to question that. So...

Hi Jo, thanks for the reply. I take BG every morning and have HbA1c test every 3 months. I do not fast for morning BG and my GP does not ask for a fasting test as, for me, it didn't make any sense as I have something to eat (small amount of carbs) just before bed time. Morning BGs are currently...

Thank you therower. I assume from you ID you are a rower. I am a rower of 43 years. Its one constant that has helped me deal with the T2D. Although 61 years old, I still feel the need to get in my boat about three times a week. Though where I am, the river is frozen now and will look to winter...