Why I Even Bothered Testing This Stuff
So my doc’s been nagging about my blood sugar numbers creeping up. Figured I’d stop guessing and actually test two popular diets head-to-head. Grabbed my glucose monitor and prepped for a month-long experiment.
Round 1: The Consistent Carb Thing
Started eating the same damn amount of carbs every single meal like clockwork. Oatmeal for breakfast, turkey sandwich for lunch, chicken with rice at dinner – boring but predictable. Jotted down glucose readings before meals and two hours after eating:
- Day 3: Felt hungry all the time but numbers stayed between 110-130
- Day 7: Nearly caved for pizza when reading spiked to 165 after eating “low-sugar” granola
- Day 14: Realized even a couple extra crackers sent numbers wobbling like a drunk guy
Switching to Keto Mode
Okay this part sucked at first. Dumped all carbs cold turkey – goodbye bread, rice, even fruit. Breakfast became bacon and eggs, lunch was cheese-wrapped turkey slices, dinners were meat + veggies swimming in butter. Felt like death for three days (hello “keto flu”).
- Day 18: Woke up starving and checked glucose – surprisingly stable at 95
- Day 21: Cheated with one tiny cookie. Glucose zoomed to 150 then crashed to 80, felt like crap
- Day 25: Actually stopped craving carbs weirdly enough. Readings chilling in 85-105 range
The Ugly Truth I Discovered
Turns out both diets control blood sugar… but only if you’re a robot. That consistent carb plan? Miss your carb count by even a little and everything goes haywire. Keto? Works like a charm once you survive the torture phase… until you slip up. Then it’s like your pancreas throws a tantrum.
Here’s the kicker though – keto gave me steadier numbers overall once my body stopped screaming for carbs. But man, living without fruit or bread feels like punishment. Honestly? Neither is perfect but keto’s better for glucose control if you can handle eating like a caveperson.