Vulnerable post incoming...
Dealing with a lot here. Polycystic ovaries, type 2 diabetes, a painful skin condition. My entire existence has revolved around carefully juggling blood sugar and diet.
Over the years, tried plenty of approaches, mostly successfully, for the condition causing the worst pain, a chronic inflammatory skin issue. Only ever had one abscess lanced in 33 years, so I'll count that as a win, but good lord.
A high dose of a common diabetes medication did zero good (which honestly tracked, since I didn't even understand what this condition was back then, too embarrassed to even mention it.)
Quit smoking, saw fewer flare-ups.
Dropped weight through a low-carb approach (which also kept my glucose beautifully controlled) and went roughly three years flare-free while starting to care for the scarring. Made real headway using a daily acid treatment, to where one side barely shows any trace at all now. The other side was always worse but it's improving too.
Eventually fell off that eating plan and regained a lot, but never went back to the specific foods that triggered the worst episodes (certain carb-heavy dishes basically guaranteed waking up with a painful golf-ball sized lump within a day or two.) That eating approach taught me genuinely valuable food habits and there's plenty I still don't e
