Hi "miserable" ... of course you can do it! The fact that you're back is proof of that. I'm so sorry about your mother has accepted the standard response to developing T2 ... totally not necessary!! If you're 51, I'm probably the same general age as your mother 'cause my daughter is your age. She eats better than she did, but not as good as she could ... she still mostly believes the standard lies we've all been fed although she's beginning to question. What's an elderly (old?) mother to do??? I really hope you can educate your mother, at least slightly, but .....