Diabetes Remission Roadmap | Reverse Type 2, Lower A1C, Medication-Free Living, Weight Loss
Are you living with type 2 diabetes…
But feel like no one is really listening to you?
Have you been told your A1C is “in range,” yet you still feel frustrated, weaker than you should, and stuck on medications you never planned to take for life?
Do you feel managed instead of helped — rushed through appointments, handed another prescription, and sent on your way?
If so, you’re in the right place.
The Diabetes Remission Roadmap Podcast is for capable, motivated adults with type 2 diabetes who refuse to accept “lifelong management” as their future.
Hosted by two pharmacists who’ve worked inside the healthcare system, this podcast exists to do what most appointments never had time for:
- Treat you like a human, not a diagnosis
- Explain why your blood sugar is high — not just how to medicate it
- Show you how strength, food, and daily habits can change the root problem
Each week, we break down:
- How to lower blood sugar without piling on more meds
- Why “A1C in range” isn’t the same as true health
- How to rebuild strength, confidence, and control
- What your doctor should have explained on day one
No hype. No fad diets. No shame.
Just clear, practical guidance from pharmacists who believe you deserve more than lifelong prescriptions — and who know remission is possible with the right plan.
If you want to feel strong again, make decisions with confidence, and work toward a future with fewer (or no) medications…
This podcast is for you.
Now, grab some earbuds, and let's walk this road to remission together.
Episodes
66 episodes
#64 - Rapid Fire Friday: Best Foods For Visceral Fat Loss, Creatine And Muscle, Carrots Bad For Blood Sugar?
It’s time for another Rapid-Fire Friday ! This month we tackle the questions you are asking on the road to diabetes remission. This episode, we’ll answer:-What are the best foods to lose visceral fat?-Can creatine help...
#63 - Are More GLP-1 Medications The Answer for Type 2 Diabetes?
“Start GLP-1 meds earlier” sounds like a clean, modern solution to type 2 diabetes. But what happens when that advice quietly assumes diabetes is “naturally progressive” and that needing more medication over time is simply your fate? <...
#62 - The 5 Beliefs Of The Diabetes Remission Partners
**Free live webinar How to Lower Blood Sugar Naturally and Build a Safe Medication Exit Plan TONIGHT Wednesday June 17th, 2026!Register here: https://medfreehealthya1c.com/registerWe pull back the curtain on...
#61 - Why Are We So Repetitive? (Addressing Listener Feedback)
We respond to a listener who says the show can feel repetitive and explain why repetition is the whole point when you want real type 2 diabetes change. We also call out the internet’s obsession with hacks, detox teas, and “miracle”...
#60 - From an A1C of 12.6% To 5.7%: Cooking Up Better Blood Sugar With The Grill Coach
We have a special guest this week! Jay, from the Grill Coach Podcast (https://www.thegrillcoach.com/) joins us to share his inspiring story. In this wide-ranging episode, Jay takes us fro...
#59 - Rapid Fire Friday: Better Blood Sugar But No Weight Loss, What Is A Good Protein Source, Is Corn On The Cob OK?
It’s time for another Rapid-Fire Friday ! This month we tackle the questions you are asking on the road to diabetes remission. This episode, we’ll answer:-What is happening when my blood sugar is better but my weight isn’t co...
#58 - What If Type 2 Remission Starts With Love?
If you’re living and dying by your A1C, your CGM average, or the number of pills in your cabinet, it’s easy to believe one bad day means you’re failing. This week, Brian goes solo and shares his own health story, because the real ba...
#57 - Five Hidden Pitfalls That Keep Sugar High and Progress Stuck
Your blood sugar might not be “out of control” because you don’t care or don’t know enough. Many times, it’s the quiet habits that look normal on the surface but keep insulin resistance and food cravings running the show. In...
#56 - Reading The Hidden Scoreboard Of Type 2 Diabetes (When Blood Sugar Numbers Lie)
**We're hosting a free, live webinar on Wednesday May 20th at 7PM ET called the Diabetes Remission Roadmap. This is for people with type 2 diabetes who want to know how to actually lower their blood sugar naturally and start buildin...
#55 - From 278lbs to a Marathon at 58: The power of Satiety, Simplicity and Self-Accountability
We talk with Chris Cornell (aka Biggest Comeback). At 278 pounds in his 50s, Chris knew something had to change. What followed wasn’t another extreme diet or complicated system. It was a simple, repeatable approach built around satiety, self...
#54 - 15 Budget Friendly Foods That Help Put Type 2 Diabetes in Remission (And Why Junk Food Isn’t Cheaper)
We do the real-world math on budget grocery shopping for type 2 diabetes remission and show why “healthy food is expensive” is often a myth when you compare what actually keeps you full. We share 15 affordable staples and contrast them with com...
#53 - Rapid Fire Friday: CGM Makes Me Fear Food, What *Exactly* Do I Eat For Better Blood Sugar, and Building Confidence Around Food
It’s time for another Rapid Fire Friday where we answer listener questions about the road to diabetes remission. This week, we give answers to the following:-Sometimes my CGM makes me afraid of food, should I keep using it?-What e...
#52 - 3 Reasons Your Fasting Sugar Is Stuck (Even If You’re Doing Everything Right)
Your post-meal numbers are finally improving, your A1C feels like it’s heading the right direction, and you’re doing the work… so why does your fasting blood sugar still look the same every morning? If you’ve ever stared at that morning glucose...
#51- Diabetes Remission Is A Team Sport
If you’ve ever left an appointment thinking, “They didn’t hear me,” you already know why so many type 2 diabetes plans fail, even when the advice is technically correct. We connect a little league pitching breakthrough to the real reason many p...
#50 - The Most Overlooked Blood Sugar Habit Has Nothing to Do With Food or Exercise
We talk a lot about diet, exercise, and blood sugar on this podcast.But one of the most powerful influences on blood sugar and long-term health is something much simpler: relationships.In this special episode, recorded TOGE...
#49 - "Grow or Die" Mindset Reset With Ty Gipson
Hi listeners!Have you been struggling with motivation in tackling your blood sugar? Need a mindset reset to find that next gear to get on the path to remission? Could you use a dose of resilience? We have a special guest to f...
#48 - Diabetes Is No Joke
Most of us have been conditioned to laugh things off, brush things aside, or say “I’ll deal with it later.”But when it comes to type 2 diabetes…This isn’t something to joke about.In this episode, released on April Fool’s Da...
#47 - Rapid Fire Friday: Fasted workouts, food pairings, and medication exit strategies
It’s the final Friday of March, which means it’s time for another lightening round of Rapid-Fire Friday, answering YOUR questions about diabetes remission! As a bonus this week, Brian insults Cory’s age by implying his bladder strength is not w...
#46 - The Health Halo Problem: Why “Healthy” Foods Are Wrecking Your Blood Sugar
Just because a food is marketed as healthy doesn’t mean it supports your health, or your blood sugar.In this special episode recorded LIVE TOGETHER at Cory’s home in Tucson with Brian visiting, we break down the health halo effect...
#45 - 5 Places That Quietly Sabotage Your Blood Sugar
You don’t struggle with eating blood sugar friendly foods because you lack discipline.You struggle because your environment is stacked against you.In this episode, we break down five places that quietly sabotage your blood sugar, ...
#44- Why Nutrition Feels So Complicated (And How to Make It Simple for Blood Sugar)
Confused by conflicting diet advice? Not sure who to trust for what it comes to eat for better blood sugar?Do you wish there was a simpler, more sustainable, and sane way to look at eating?Joining us is Amy Berger, a U...
#43 - Rapid Fire Friday: All About Intermittent Fasting
Hi listeners!This Rapid-Fire Friday hits four questions you need to know the answer to on your road to remission!Inside this episode, we answer the following questions:I lost 2lbs a week doing 16:8 intermittent fasting, but...
#42- 4 Reasons Diabetes Is a Muscle Problem, Not Just a Blood Sugar Problem
Diabetes is usually framed as a blood sugar problem.But blood sugar is what we measure, not where the problem starts.In this episode, we explain four reasons diabetes is a muscle problem, not just a blood sugar problem, and why mu...
#41- 5 Reasons You Know What to Eat for Better Blood Sugar (But Still Don’t)
Most people already know what they should eat to improve their blood sugar.That’s not the problem.In this episode, we break down five reasons knowing what to eat doesn’t always translate into doing it, and why that’s not a charact...