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<blockquote data-quote="Lizzie2" data-source="post: 2177575" data-attributes="member: 240814"><p>I discovered I had developed steroid induced T2 diabetes. I had been prescribed a large but reducing dose of prednisone for inflammatory arthritis, I was also taking part in a pre diabetes study. Fortunately I went back for my first annual check up just after I stopped the steroids. Bottom line is I was thrown off the study.</p><p>I saw my surgery diabetes nurse who gave me three months to sort out diet and exercise. I was also given the ‘healthy plate’ diet and the usual NHS diet advice.</p><p></p><p>I got thinking about how would I know if I was improving etc. and was lucky enough to discover a book about How to reverse your Diabetes by Dr Davis Cavan, not only was it a great book but it pointed me to this site. From that I bought a blood pressure monitor, made myself a little spreadsheet to record my blood sugar readings before and 2 hours after every meal, record what I had for each meal etc. From that I could analyse exactly the things that were spiking my blood sugar - like you they were anything grain / pasta based - and cut them out of my diet. Nice ‘healthy’ jacket potatoes are another no, no for me. Yet funnily enough a slice of pavlova made very little difference to my blood sugar. Weird eh! </p><p></p><p>By the time I saw the diabetic nurse again after three months, I had eaten and exercised my way out of T2. I’m still careful about what I eat and although I eat carbs I am very careful where I get them from - veg that grow above ground mostly. However I’ve been silly with my diet recently, a bit of brownie once a week developed into a bit of brownie several times a week plus puddings that I knew I ought not t have had. Not only that my exercise regime had fallen by the wayside. </p><p></p><p>Last week I decided enough was enough so I stopped eating things I knew I ought not to be eating, bought myself a Medichecks home finger prick blood test and fortunately when the results came back my HbA1c is 41.02 so I feel good that it is ok. I’m going through continue back on my previous LCHF + lots of exercise regime because my HbA1c was 38.00 before my eating got out of control and I do feel that I’ve had a lucky escape by staying under 42. (Just!) I don’t think I will ever be able to eat bread again, although that’s not too difficult as I am on a gluten free diet and gluten free bread isn’t all that nice - not compared to a nice slice or two of sourdough, wholemeal or granary loaf spread with butter and a scraping of raspberry conserve!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lizzie2, post: 2177575, member: 240814"] I discovered I had developed steroid induced T2 diabetes. I had been prescribed a large but reducing dose of prednisone for inflammatory arthritis, I was also taking part in a pre diabetes study. Fortunately I went back for my first annual check up just after I stopped the steroids. Bottom line is I was thrown off the study. I saw my surgery diabetes nurse who gave me three months to sort out diet and exercise. I was also given the ‘healthy plate’ diet and the usual NHS diet advice. I got thinking about how would I know if I was improving etc. and was lucky enough to discover a book about How to reverse your Diabetes by Dr Davis Cavan, not only was it a great book but it pointed me to this site. From that I bought a blood pressure monitor, made myself a little spreadsheet to record my blood sugar readings before and 2 hours after every meal, record what I had for each meal etc. From that I could analyse exactly the things that were spiking my blood sugar - like you they were anything grain / pasta based - and cut them out of my diet. Nice ‘healthy’ jacket potatoes are another no, no for me. Yet funnily enough a slice of pavlova made very little difference to my blood sugar. Weird eh! By the time I saw the diabetic nurse again after three months, I had eaten and exercised my way out of T2. I’m still careful about what I eat and although I eat carbs I am very careful where I get them from - veg that grow above ground mostly. However I’ve been silly with my diet recently, a bit of brownie once a week developed into a bit of brownie several times a week plus puddings that I knew I ought not t have had. Not only that my exercise regime had fallen by the wayside. Last week I decided enough was enough so I stopped eating things I knew I ought not to be eating, bought myself a Medichecks home finger prick blood test and fortunately when the results came back my HbA1c is 41.02 so I feel good that it is ok. I’m going through continue back on my previous LCHF + lots of exercise regime because my HbA1c was 38.00 before my eating got out of control and I do feel that I’ve had a lucky escape by staying under 42. (Just!) I don’t think I will ever be able to eat bread again, although that’s not too difficult as I am on a gluten free diet and gluten free bread isn’t all that nice - not compared to a nice slice or two of sourdough, wholemeal or granary loaf spread with butter and a scraping of raspberry conserve! [/QUOTE]
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