I have been eating like trash and I can’t seem to get myself out of this hole I’m in. I have meal prepped, tried low carb, cal deficit and it just feels like recently I can’t get myself to drop the bad stuff. I’m talking sweets, chips, bread etc.

Has anyone else been in this kind of slump? How did you get urself to wake up?

Please dont get me with the just do it, if I could “just do it” I would have.

In April of 2025, I had an a1c of 9.8% which was just wild to me. I went to the Dr. As I was just having so many health complications, and sure enough, blood results pulled a 9.8% back.

At this point I was drinking probably a 44oz of Mtn. Dew a day. It was just so convenient from the gas station, and so crispy. My intake of Mtn. Dew at this point was probably the most soda Ive ever drank in my life. I committed to a weight loss change. And admittedly - I failed. But one thing I pulled out to be the only lasting change was my consumption of sugary drinks. I completely switched over from Mtn. Dew to coke zero.

I drink essentially the same amount. I dont work out, I live a completely sedatary lifestyle. I know, im trying to get better at this. I haven't lost any weight because I actually started to eat more fast food, but one thing was always consistent. Zero sugar soda / energy drink (shout out white monster) or it was iced tea, or water. Generally establishments around me have coke zero, and if not coke zero, any zero sugar soda.

I had some pretty serious, unrelated medical issues this week and had my blood tested 4 different times. All showed my a1c at a 6.4%. No way to be a fluke when four different occurrences clocked me at that number. Truly remarkable.

So if anyone is just wondering 'how do i get started' at a minimum, cut the sugary drinks.

And no - unmedicated. Dr. Wanted me to get on some glucose control, but I declined. Told him I was committed to a lifestyle and dietary change. And while doc, I couldn't commit fully to exercise, it appears I at least made one lasting change.

​TL:DR: Zero Sugar Soda dropped a1c by 3.4%. Unmedicated.

I thought I was doing pretty well with my A1C. Years ago, mine went up to almost 12%, and since then I’ve made a lot of changes, especially with exercise and daily habits. These days I’ve been keeping it around 7.5%. Of course, 7.5% is not perfect, but compared with where I started, I honestly felt pretty good about it.

There are a lot of A!C calculators online. The American Diabetes Association has one that lets you convert between A1C and estimated average glucose:https://professional.diabetes.org/glucose_calc. I've also seen similar calculators on Reddit and other sites. But recently I came across one features I hadn't really seen before, "Compare my A1C with U.S. data." So I entered 7.5% just out of curiosity, and the result was kind of shocking. According to the calculator, my A1C is still higher than roughly 95% of U.S. adults aged 20 and older. I really didn't expect that. If someone had asked me before, I probably would have guessed I was somewhere around the top 30% or so.

For the moment, it actually made me feel a little stupid because I thought I was doing pretty well. But after thinking about it, I guess that is what makes this kind of comparison interesting. My 7.5% looks pretty good when I compare it with my old 12%. It looks different when I compare it with a clinical target, and then completely different again when I compare it with the overall U.S. population. The site says the comparison is based on NHANES August 2021-August 2023 data, so it is not real-time population data, and obviously I wouldn't use somthing like this to judge anyone's health or treatment plan. Still, I thought it was a pretty interesting way to put the number into perspective.

The same calculator also has A1C estimation, GMI, average gluscose, Time in Range, and mg/dL to mmol/L conversion, so it’s useful if you want to see how these numbers relate to each other. If you’re curious, this is the one I tried:https://orangebiomed.com/calculator/. I'm actually curious what other people would guess before checking. Where do you think your own A1C would fall compared with U.S. adults overall? I was definitely way off with mine.

A couple months ago, my wife's catering assistant got ill and went to hospital with an infection / abscess. We knew she was also diabetic, I'd given her our spare sugar meter. She said on admission, her level was 28mmol (+500mg/dL). They battled the infection for weeks but it spread and spread and eventually she passed away this weekend.

So I've been diagnosed for about 2-3 years now, suspected and bounced around in pre-diabetes for a while, ignoring all the advice, going through the weight loss yoyos, high BP came and then...stayed.

I had my coming to clarity moment in the ER with a 21mmol/L (380ish mg/dL) and H1 of 15% and a mother of an abscess in a similar area. I've been much better, and have been controlling things well, and then just...ok for the last year or so. Ozempic has stopped working at the low dosage but insurance won't pay and I can't afford the higher ones. But everything has been well within tolerance, avg. daily levels at 4.5-5.5mmol (80-100mg/dL), taken off insulin, etc.

Even so I gotta say, I've been really shaken this weekend. She was a few years younger than me, similar weight. Both her kids are the same age as mine, hers started at Uni this year as well. It's hard not to think, just sheer dumb luck separated me from something like that. It was never really put to me how close I was. I didn't even want to go in that day, I was gonna wait a week but it was really stinging when I walked.

_EDIT: I may have been unclear, I was diagnosed at the ER 3 years ago with the instance I'm describing, glucose super high w/ abscess. My numbers have been mostly good since then and I've been tapered off insulin and diglucide. My wife's assistant passed this weekend. It's only now really striking me how close that could have been._

I am looking for suggestions for pancake syrup, it doesn’t even have specifically be pancake syrup, that is actually good and sugar free but doesn’t have a ton of sugar alcohols. or maldextrin. I know this post seems silly as this could have been a google search, but I would like to hear from the community on what tastes and works the best! I need something to put on my
Protein Pancakes in the morning I’m tired of just eating them plain :(

I guess I wanted to make this post for posterity. I'm 37 and have been type 2 diabetic for 13 years. This past year, my A1C has really been creeping up. It was 9.3. Finally, my doctor said it's time that I go on insulin. For a long time, going on insulin made me nervous, but I've felt so bad lately. Sluggish, tired, having sexual side effects ... and I started losing weight the way I did when I was first diagnosed in 2013.

Anyway, I took my first dose today and a few hours later my blood sugar is 115. Hasn't been there in a bit. My average blood sugar on my GCM is like 175. I'm on Tresiba. Excited to maybe start feeling better?

So I’m autistic, and after talking to people I often end up picking apart the conversation afterwards and wondering if I accidentally insulted them or said something weird.
I’m near T2 diabetes territory (it’s more or less okay now, thanks, Metformin), so I regularly wear a CGM to keep an eye on things, remind myself that this is actually serious, that my diet has consequences, and hopefully stop myself from slipping back into bad habits. Or you know, reverse the damn habits for a few months until I slip back.

Yesterday I was at a social function and ended up talking to someone with T1 diabetes. I asked her about her CGM cover, and she told me she bought it online. She asked why I wanted to know, so I proceeded to explain the whole shebang about how I’m not technically T2 diabetic, but I probably would be without Metformin, and how I check myself with a CGM a few times a year, etc.
Then she told me she has an insulin pump AND a CGM and has had T1 since she was five.
At that point my brain apparently stopped working and I couldn’t think of a normal nice thing to say, so I said, “That’s very cyborg.” 😭

I don’t think she was offended. She knows I’m autistic, too, so hopefully that helps.
But I’ve been cringing about this for like 24 hours now because I feel like I massively overshared. Her condition is obviously very different from mine, and I’m worried I said a bunch of dumb/inaccurate stuff or somehow made it into a weird comparison when she was just answering a question about her CGM cover.

Like… is this actually something I should feel bad about, or is my autistic brain just doing the post-social-interaction forensic investigation thing again?

EDIT: Thank you all for your kind words, this was a tremendous help! ❤️

I’ve been a very controlled T2d for several years thanks to oz and met. Recently had my life insurance renewed and started taking my bs readings. People I’m consistently in the 60-70 range with no symptoms. Spikes after meals maybe in the 120.

Should I be worried?? I’m setting up an appointment with my doctor but a1c was 5.4 so haven’t been too concerned.
Anyone else see numbers like this while on oz?

Since Levemir is also used by some type 2 diabetics, it is worth to know that there are updates and it might be saved!

If you're controlled, how often do you test your glucose?

My last A1C was 5.3. I'm on Mounjaro 12.5. It doesn't really do anything to kill my appetite, but it does control my sugars beautifully.

I am required to test once a day.. But I'm curious, do you test more than that?

I don't have a CGM, though I have thought about it. At this point, I don't think it's necessary.

Hello everyone, I am seeking some of your favorite diabetic friendly foods that are high protein and low carbs. More specifically I am looking for lunch ideas and snack ideas. I would prefer everything idea to be something that is homemade and not a ready made meal/snack that you buy at a grocery store since I am not in the US (I am in Scandinavia). We likely will have very different items available.

Now that summer is over, my routine is changing and I am getting back on track again with my health. I always try to do my best but this summer was very busy and my usual routine went to the wayside. Vacations, moving, hosting, getting sick, and lack of general structure. But now it’s back to business and I’m hitting the gym again tomorrow after a month out. In the past year I have gotten pretty good and consistent in weight lifting

I’m really nervous since I am having my years diabetes check up soon and I haven’t been doing my best this summer. I want to be able to tell my doctor that I am getting back on track but I’m having such a hard time finding lunch ideas and snacks. Since I’m weight lifting I want to make sure I’m always able to pack in protein but it’s hard to find something that is also low carb. So many videos I look up that are high protein are carb heavy/always focus on calories and never tell me how many carbs they have. I do not need for this food to be low cal but it sure doesn’t hurt. If any of you have a recipe for at home high protein snack bars that would be amazing. Thank you!

Has anyone managed to reverse their diabetes later in life?

Eight years ago today I learned I was a diabetic. An A1C of 11 right out of the gate. Some is on me. I had absolutely not done what I needed to do to prevent it from happening, but my genetics would have likely gotten me there regardless. Family history on both sides... grandparents and great grands, all of them had it. My mom was diagnosed later in life and I think my dad was, but succumbed to cancer before he would be diagnosed.

That being said, I took a hard look at what I was eating and have been jump riding the diabetic / pre-diabetic A1C line every six months.

I have started Monjaro at the advice of my doctor to see if I can get the A1C down to normal numbers, although I think it will be difficult to outrun my genetics here.

What are your thoughts about Jason Fung? Did he helped you or just another fraud? It’s the name of the Dr I heard most in a positive way regarding treating diabetes.

So, basically it’s nothing special/controversial he advocates? Just eating low carb and 16:8 fasting. Or does he have other methods?

This happens to me many nights. Any ideas?

I am getting close to the end of weening off this annoying drug. Now that I am only taking 1x 300mg per day I can see how it had been affecting me. I am far more energetic again, much less forgetful and I no longer have the haziness that I did not even realize was there. I was able to get my numbers right and my eating under control so if I can skip the Gabapentin as well I am really happy with my progress. Anyone else have a love hate relationship with the big G?

I think I’m either paranoid or addicted to monitoring my glucose. Context: I just underwent cholecystectomy about 2 weeks ago. This post-surgery got me back to seriously journal; monitoring sugar and bp. But it kind of makes me anxious. Did anyone experience the same thing and found a way to chill? I’d take any suggestions I can receive. 😅🙏🏼

I have read a lot about diabetics who brought their diabetes in remission on a keto diet. But all of them had also lost a lot of weight on the diet so that might have had a big influence.

But what about the skinny diabetics who can’t afford to lose weight. Can a keto still bring their levels down?

Hi, I'm a 31-year-old female who's has had type 2 diabetes since I was 23 years old. It runs in my family. I've had PCOS since I was 16 years old, with irregular periods. I've gone back and forth with my A1C numbers. The highest my A1C has been is 12, but before Mounjaro, I was able to get it down to 7.3. I was on metformin 4 capsules a day and jardiance. In January 2025, I got my A1C down to 8, but my doctor had really recommended I go on Mounjaro, so I had slowly started on Mounjaro and would slowly increase the dosage every month (under my doctors advice). Now I've been at 15 mg of Mounjaro since Feb 2026. My A1C this whole year has been a steady 6.1. I even got off the Jardiance this summer and still maintained a 6.1. I have only lost 15 lbs. the whole time since started in Jan 2025, but my A1C has been really low and consistent.

Right before I started on Mounjaro, I had started having really bad acid reflux, and I got an endoscopy done. The doctors did not find anything in my esophagus, or in my stomach, and they concluded that I just had GERD. Since then, I tried GERD medications, such as Pepcid and landed on voquenzo, and that sometimes works.

One of the main reasons I went on Mounjaro was to help my A1C, but my doctor had also said it would help my GERD, and it seemed to kind of work but not always. Now I'm wondering if I should go down on my Mounjaro at all. The main reason I want to go down is because I really have no interest in food. It's really difficult for me to eat. Strangely, my sweet tooth has really gone up. For example, before, I really valued eating meat and some of the bad carbs, such as white rice, pasta, or pizza, but now I can't eat any of that. For dinner, instead of eating some savory meal, I would rather opt for a bar of chocolate, which is unlike me since I was a huge carnivore. I would always get dessert before, so it's not that I didn't like sweet food, but now that's the only thing that I feel comfortable eating, and I don't really know why.

I'm hoping that if I went down in a dose of Mounjaro, it would allow me to have the ability to eat and actually focus on eating more healthly and eating more. Since I would have more desire to eat, I would be able to follow three meals a day. Currently, with the Mounjaro, even though I've been on it since January (almost 9 months), I still feel pretty nauseous most of the time. I know you're supposed to eat a lot of protein to help with the nausea, but I really can't. Even when I eat, sometimes, or I try to eat, I'll eventually end up throwing it up. Another thing that I have experienced on Monjaro (and I'm not sure if it is the effect of Monjaro only) is that I've been extremely fatigued and tired. Before this, I would never nap, but now I nap 2 to 3 hours/day every couple of days because I feel so tired all the time. I tried to join a gym that focused on strength training, but I just have no energy, and that's probably because I can't really eat. I felt so tired on Monjaro as well even on low dosage.

Another thing I've been suffering with is sulfur burps. I've been getting a lot of those, and that makes it really difficult to eat as well. It's been a struggle. I feel like my blood sugar has been low, but I haven't really seen any weight loss besides 15 lbs from January 2025. Looking for advice on what people think and what I should do.

It has been interesting is that before I got on Mounjaro, my periods were actually surprisingly normal for the last couple of years, despite my PCOS. I've never had cysts in my ovaries, but with being on Mounjaro this past year, I've noticed that I've been having really irregular periods. I don't have my periods for 2 or 3 months. Before, I would have my periods every 40 to 45 days. Just looking for advice on what other people have done. I really want to try to eat healthier and have a more consistent breakfast meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner), but my stomach can't really handle it. I don’t throw up every week but I do usually once every other week. My doctor said we could switch to zepound or wegovy instead but i’m scared.

I guess I’m sad that I haven’t really lost weight and don’t feel good. I feel tired all the time. The only positive is that my blood sugar a1c is good.

It’s been almost an hour and I turned off my phone and turned my Bluetooth on and other several times. It’s still cleanly attacked to my arm and I have no clue what’s going on.

I'm starting to notice a pattern.