How long until the 70 s. Feel like a normal number it still freaks me out every single time. I was walking today. My cgm started being I was like no shit looked at my monitor out said since I felt fine I walked him did a finger prick ended up being 71 on my finger prick. Those numbers still scare me babysit even after 2 months of great numbers. 12 14 years battling a disease sticks in your brain
I tried something I probably shouldn't have.
The picture above shows it perfectly
About two weeks into my low carb system, I wanted to see what would happen if I cheated. Not because I was craving it. Because I needed to know if any of this was actually working.
I ate a bun. Just the bun. No burger, no condiments. A plain hamburger bun.
I watched my CGM.
It spiked to 201.
For anyone who doesn't know — 201 is wait never mind were all diabetics here . we know what it means. anyway there it was, climbing on my screen because of a single bun.
But here's where it gets interesting.
I didn't do anything. I just watched.
37 minutes later my blood sugar was 81.
My body — the same body that used to sit at 400 and 500 for days at a time — corrected itself from a 201 spike down to 81 in 37 minutes. Without a single unit of insulin.
I just sat there staring at my arm.
That's when I knew this wasn't just numbers on a screen. Something had actually changed inside my body. The system was working. My pancreas was waking back up.
12 years I ignored this disease. 35 units of insulin every night. A1C of 13.
Six weeks of low carb, walking, and paying attention — and my body is doing things on its own that it couldn't do before.
That bun changed everything. Not because I ate it. Because of what happened 37 minutes after I did. and you know what i didnt do?? i didnt celebrate and eat 3 more. I doubled down on the 6-7 net carb rule
As always I’d like to start by saying I’m not a doctor and this isn’t medical advice advice . that it off the way
I'm a CNC machinist in Pittsburgh. Six weeks ago my blood sugar was 500, A1C was 13, and I was on 35 units of insulin every night.
I applied the same systems thinking I use at work (same process = same result) and built a daily routine:
• Same meals every day (high protein, low carb)
• 10-minute walk after every meal
• Test blood sugar consistently with CGM
• Monjourna shot
• Measure and adjust accordingly
3 days later: Doctor took me off insulin completely.
6 weeks later:
• A1C: 13 → 5.9 (diabetes in remission)
• Weight: -25 lbs
• 100% time in range for 30 days
• Zero insulin
This isn't medical advice - just sharing what worked for me. Talk to your doctor about any changes.
Happy to answer questions if anyone wants to know more about the system I used.
Quick question for the community
I’ve been managing my T2D for about 6 weeks now and one of my biggest struggles early on was meal planning. I’d come home from work with nothing planned, end up making bad decisions, and then watch my numbers spike.
I’m thinking about building a simple web app specifically for diabetics — low carb meal planning, net carb tracking, quick safe food lookup. Nothing complicated. Just a tool that helps you plan ahead so you’re not making decisions when you’re hungry and tired.
The part I think would actually be useful — once you pick your meals for the week, it builds your grocery list automatically and lets you order directly from there. No separate app. No copying things down. Just pick your meals, order your groceries, eat right.
Would something like that actually be useful to you? Or is there already something out there that works well that I’m missing?
Not selling anything — genuinely curious before I spend time building it.
The gold old fashioned stuff works went from in the er. 500 sugar and an A1c of 13. First pic. March 12 put on my first sensor , second pic was the day I took my first monjourna shot and stopped carbs. Next three pics were next three days sat, sun , mon. Monday I saw the doctor she saw my readings and to me off of all insulin. The last graph was April 25. And my gmi is over 30 days. Last look at those daily avg. from like 90. To 120. Last pic was my pedometer reading from last week. 48 miles. Was a little excessive but it works. Thanks for letting me share . Wish you all the best in your journey.
Hey all I have my diabetes mascot Lance doing the good work stop by talk me what you think. What a better mascot for diabetes than a finger with a bandaid on him. Pixar style. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVCpf0LvveIVgYdNVFwfRaH2Gf8EGA463&si=xRR65t\_g667PUsbJ
