Oh dear - just got my HbA1c results via MyChart! Terrible.

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 induced T2D. I discovered Dr Cavan’s wonderful book, bought myself a blood sugar meter and ate my way out of it.

Unfortunately this year I have totally lost my way. I had a really nasty fall while I was out for a nice healthy walk and fractured my wrist. That was in May this year. When the plaster came off I had developed CRPS which is really unpleasant and now I have been left with carpal tunnel and pins and needles in my hand and fingers. Unfortunately I took to carbs and chocolate and just about anything I could comfort eat. Plus my husband took over cooking and portion control went out of the window - I found myself telling him I just couldn’t eat the portions he was serving.

I was also very nervous about walking so my daily steps dropped compared to what I had been doing.

I now need to get back to eating sensibly and eat my way back out of being pre diabetic. I also have osteoporosis and I discovered that 50-100g dried prunes a day is really good for my bones so I would like to try and fit them into the dietary changes I know I am about to make. Do you think that is possible?

Although the bad news is not unexpected - I know exactly what I ought not to be eating - it has still come as a terrible shock. I haven’t had the phone call from my doctor yet but it’s bound to come. Do you think I can get back on track and get out of the pre diabetic range. I really am fed up and it’s all my own fault

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 and healthy 2026.

Resurgam said:

Your intake of prunes would be all the carbs I could cope with, so it might make a difference if you found some other way to help your bones - maybe taking a calcium/magnesium/vitamin D supplement if that is the reason for the prunes.
If you can't cope with carbs it is hardly your fault - not when we are told how 'healthy' they are and so good for us - I had that for decades even in the face of all evidence to the contrary.

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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 out that I’ll start with them and increase my exercise and see how it goes. I signed up for NutraCheck yesterday and boy is that focusing my mind.

Yes, it is awful that so many people have been and I think still are bengtold to eat a carb heavy diet to help with their diabetes.

Pipp said:

Quite simply…. yes I do think you can.
You have to believe that too, and do it.

Not without sympathy, set backs and broken bones on more than one occasion. Most recent summer 2024. One ankle, one wrist, thumb on other hand. Pain can be defeated. For me, the swimming pool works. Weightless in the deep water. Movement so much easier.
Let us know when, and how you succeed.

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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 going in the way of keep fit sessions.