Look, I'm not proud of how much of my life I gave up.
- No bread, no rice, no pasta
- Walking after every single meal, rain or shine
- Saying "no thank you" at every family dinner while everyone else enjoyed themselves
- Skipping social events because I couldn't trust myself around food
- Making my husband and kids eat separately so I wouldn't be tempted
I did everything my doctor told me to do.
Everything the internet said would work.
Let me tell you, none of it worked.
I cut carbs so aggressively that I felt weak and lightheaded half the time.
I walked after every meal for eight months, even in the rain, even when I was exhausted, and my A1C still climbed.
I watched my husband and kids eat pasta while I ate plain chicken and vegetables. Again. For the hundredth time.
Oh, and the supplements? I tried those too:
- Berberine pills that upset my stomach
- Cinnamon capsules that did absolutely nothing
- Apple cider vinegar made me gag every morning
Nothing worked.
And every time my A1C went up instead of down, I felt worse.
Like maybe the problem was me.
Maybe I wasn't disciplined enough…
Maybe I had one too many "cheat meals"…
Maybe I'd damaged my body beyond repair…
That's the thing nobody talks about.
How much it hurts when you sacrifice everything and nothing changes.
But here's what I didn't know then.
Here's what no one told me until I found this one study that changed everything I thought I knew about my rising A1C.