How Jan Lowered Her Blood Sugar By 100 Points And Lost 20 Pounds Without Cutting Carbs
If you have been trying to lower your blood sugar and lose weight and feel like your efforts are backfiring, Jan’s story will hit close to home.
Jan developed type 2 diabetes after doing what she thought was the “right thing” for her health. She was
Taking iron supplements to correct low iron
Trying to support her energy and metabolism
Wanting to feel better day to day
Instead, her blood sugar skyrocketed into the type 2 diabetes range. She felt exhausted, could not lose weight, and started to wonder if her body was working against her.
This is the reality for many people with type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance. They are trying hard, but the strategies they are given do not match what their body actually needs.
Jan decided she wanted a different path: a root cause blood sugar approach that would help her lower blood sugar naturally, still eat carbs, and feel good in her body again.
Who We Are And How We Help People With Type 2 Diabetes
I’m Isaac Pohlman, a registered dietitian, fellow person with type one diabetes, and the CEO of The Pohlman Institute.
Our team helps clients all over the world:
Balance blood sugar
Lower A1C
Improve insulin resistance
Lose weight with type 2 diabetes
Restore their health
All while still eating carbs and without relying only on medication.
Inside our coaching program, The Pohlman Method, we focus on
Finding your sweet spots for carbs, stress, movement, and lifestyle
Reviving your metabolism with personalized nutrition
Fixing deeper mineral imbalances that drive stubborn high blood sugar
Jan’s type 2 diabetes case study is a clear example of how this root cause approach can lower blood sugar and support natural weight loss.
If you are ready to bring your blood sugar into a healthier range, regain your energy, and lose weight, you can apply here to get support, guidance, and accountability from a team that truly understands blood sugar!
Jan’s Starting Point Iron Supplements, New Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis, And Exhaustion
Before we started working together, Jan had already tried many common approaches:
Weight loss programs
Atkins
Weight Watchers
Slimgenics
Other coaching programs
She was also taking iron supplements to raise her low iron levels. Instead of feeling better, she noticed:
Her blood sugar shot up into the type 2 diabetes range
She was tired all the time
Her weight would not budge
On top of the high blood sugar and weight struggles, she had:
Frequent urination during the night
Feeling lethargic and worn down
Emotional ups and downs
Trouble falling and staying asleep
Feeling stressed and strung out
Headaches
Strong carb cravings, especially when she tried to cut carbs
Many of the programs she had tried before created an unhelpful mindset:
You are “bad” if you do not lose weight fast enough
There is one approach everyone should follow
If it is not working, it must be your fault
Jan was ready to take action and do the work. She just needed a plan that actually matched what her body and blood sugar needed.
Step 1: Using Biofeedback To Guide Her Type 2 Diabetes Nutrition
The first step in lowering Jan’s blood sugar naturally was tuning into her biofeedback.
Biofeedback is simply the signals your body gives you that tell you whether something is working or not:
Energy levels
Sleep quality
Mood and stress
Cravings
Urination patterns
Blood sugar stability
Many people with type 2 diabetes only chase the blood sugar numbers. They hyperfocus on spikes and forget to look at how their body feels.
But good blood sugar and good health have to go together.
With Jan we used both:
Blood sugar trends
How she felt day to day
to fine tune her meals and routines.
Our goal was:
Better blood sugar control and
Better energy, sleep, and mood
without cutting out carbs or entire food groups.
This focus on biofeedback helped us quickly see which changes were truly helping her body and which ones were not worth her time.
Step 2: Metabolism Revival So Her Body Could Handle Carbs Again
Next we focused on reviving her metabolism.
When your metabolism is sluggish, your body has a harder time:
Turning carbs into usable energy
Moving glucose out of the bloodstream
Using body fat as fuel
Food is more likely to:
Stay in the bloodstream as high blood sugar
Be stored as fat, especially around the waist
Jan wanted to eat carbs like pizza, cookies, ice cream on occasion, and everyday carbs like potatoes, sweet potatoes, and fruit without huge blood sugar spikes.
We worked on:
Building more dense, satisfying meals with enough protein, carbs, and fat
Matching carb amounts to what her body could handle at each stage
Choosing carb sources that supported stable energy and blood sugar
A key point for Jan (and many people with type 2 diabetes):
You can only cut carbs so much.
If you cut too low for too long, your body experiences more internal stress, which can actually raise blood sugar and worsen insulin resistance.
By supporting her metabolism instead of starving it, Jan was able to:
See better blood sugar trends while still eating carbs
Lose more than 20 pounds, including stubborn weight that had not moved in years
Step 3: Fixing Mineral Imbalances And Iron Overload Driving High Blood Sugar
The third step was rebalancing Jan’s minerals, especially after the iron supplementation that seemed to trigger her type 2 diabetes diagnosis.
As part of The Pohlman Method we used The Pohlman Lab Bundle, a set of nutrient based labs that helps us pinpoint:
Deficiencies
Imbalances
Toxicities
These all influence:
Blood sugar levels
Carb tolerance
Metabolism
Energy and symptoms
In Jan’s case, iron was a major issue. Too much iron acts as a pro oxidant, which means it increases inflammation inside the body. When that happens:
The liver is more likely to push extra glucose into the bloodstream
The pancreas may not respond as effectively to meals
The cell danger response (internal stress response) ramps up
Blood sugar stays high no matter how “clean” you eat
For Jan, the goal was not to keep adding more iron. Instead we focused on:
Giving her body the nutrients it needed to use the iron already stored
Supporting her liver, pancreas, and nervous system
Balancing other minerals that support insulin sensitivity and carb processing
By targeting these mineral imbalances in a personalized way, we helped calm internal stress and made it easier for her body to lower blood sugar and use carbs more effectively.
Results: How Jan Lowered Blood Sugar And Lost Weight Without Cutting Carbs
After working through these three areas in The Pohlman Method, Jan saw powerful changes.
She:
Dropped her blood sugar by over 100 points without adding more medications
Lost more than 20 pounds without cutting out carbs
Felt more energized and no longer needed naps after meals
Woke feeling more refreshed, with better sleep quality
Stopped snoring at night
No longer had frequent nighttime urination
Built habits that support long term stable blood sugar and symptom relief
Most importantly, these changes were:
Simple enough to maintain
Matched to her real life
Focused on root causes, not quick fixes
As practitioners, that is what we want most for our clients: not just progress during a program, but sustainable blood sugar control and health that lasts.
Ready To Lower Your Blood Sugar Naturally Without Cutting Carbs
If you:
Have type 2 diabetes or prediabetes
Are tired of doing “all the right things” with little progress
Want to lower blood sugar and lose weight without cutting out carbs
Are ready for a root cause approach that looks at metabolism and minerals
then Jan’s story is proof that another path is possible.
At The Pohlman Institute we help you:
Understand why your blood sugar is high in the first place
Use biofeedback to guide nutrition and lifestyle changes
Support your metabolism so your body can handle carbs again
Fix mineral imbalances that quietly drive insulin resistance
If you are ready to bring your blood sugar into a healthier range, regain your energy, and lose weight, you can apply here to get support, guidance, and accountability from a team that truly understands blood sugar!
