When Maisie Hart was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, she was overwhelmed. The advice she received was helpful—but felt impossible to maintain long-term.
“There were charts, numbers, apps, and constant checking,” she recalls. “It made meals stressful, not healing.”
Determined to find a path that worked for her real life, Maisie started by simplifying. Instead of focusing on what she couldn’t eat, she focused on what made her feel stable, clear-headed, and energized.
She found a rhythm: eat balanced meals every 4–5 hours, avoid long gaps without food, and prioritize what she called “slow fuel”—complex carbs, lean protein, and lots of fiber.
Breakfast became savory oats with a boiled egg. Lunch was a veggie stir-fry with brown rice. And dinner? Often just a warm bowl of lentil soup with a slice of whole grain toast.
Maisie didn’t cut out all treats—but she began to recognize how different choices made her feel. “It wasn’t about perfection,” she says. “It was about patterns.”
Over time, her blood sugar stabilized. She felt less anxious around food. And perhaps most importantly, she found peace in a routine that didn’t require calorie-counting every bite.
“Diabetes doesn’t mean life is over,” she smiles. “It just means listening closer—and being a little kinder to yourself at every meal.”
