Is Mastering Diabetes worth the financial investment and time commitment?

Cindy Walton initially hesitated because the program required both a financial investment and a long-term commitment. After doing some soul searching, she decided her health was worth it because her diabetes was out of control and she was tired of trying to manage it alone without results.

Can a plant-based diet help lower high cholesterol for diabetics?

Yes, Cindy Walton reported that her cholesterol dropped from 294 to 137 while following the Mastering Diabetes program. She also noted that her fasting blood glucose levels moved from the upper 200s down to the 120s.

What kind of support does Mastering Diabetes provide to participants?

Cindy highlighted the support from her personal coach, who helped her find an endocrinologist and a continuous glucose monitor. She also benefited from group learning, office hours with other coaches, and online educational videos on meal prepping and exercise.

Are weight loss results from Living Light sustainable compared to keto or Weight Watchers?

Tina Grantham found Living Light more sustainable than previous diets like keto or Weight Watchers because it focused on a natural detox and internal healing rather than just calories. She noted a permanent change in her appetite, stating she no longer needs or wants as much food.

What kind of support does the Living Light program provide?

The program includes a dedicated coach, like Nikki, who provides encouragement via an app, phone, and meetings. Participants also receive hardware tools including a body scale and an Oura Ring to track health data and gain personal insights.

How long does it take to see results with Living Light?

Tina Grantham realized the program was working within probably a week. She noticed her skin was glowing and she felt 100% better as her body began the detoxing process.

What do real people say about health coaching?

49 people recorded interviews about health coaching across 19 organisations. 14 of them mentioned more energy through the day in their own words. The most common timeframe people described was over a year. Every figure below is a count of what people said in their recorded interview — not a clinical trial or a survey.

First-hand accounts from people who talked about health coaching in their recorded interview.

Individual results vary. This is one customer's first-hand account of their own experience, recorded on camera and published unedited. It is not medical advice, and nothing here is intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition. Talk to a qualified healthcare professional before making decisions about your health.

What people said changed

Counts of interviews where the person described this in their own words.

More energy14 of 49 mentioned it
“Well, I'm more energetic, so I can, I can do things, um, physically that I couldn't do before.”Cindy Walton
Weight change11 of 49 mentioned it
“My cholesterol, um, has gone from two ninety-four to one thirty-seven, and my fasting blood glucose was in the upper two hundreds, and now I'm down to one twenties, and I have dropped thirty-eight pounds.”Cindy Walton
Felt supported9 of 49 mentioned it
“And, um, not knowing anything about diabetes, um, I was just feeling like someone finally was listening to me and helping me get the help that I needed.”Cindy Walton
Family & relationships9 of 49 mentioned it
“I live in Vacaville, California, and I am a marriage family therapist. [gentle music] Being healthy is important to me because I wanna be able to keep up with my family, live a long life, do the things I wanna do outs…”Tina Grantham
Mobility7 of 49 mentioned it
“Um, but I can walk up the stairs more easily now than I could.”Cynthia Pilbro
Symptom relief7 of 49 mentioned it
“So, me having to take the time and actually learn that has helped and I notice a lot more positive feedbacks coming from doing that and then it just has convinced me to continue doing what I should be doing to manage…”Jennifer Ngo
Less pain6 of 49 mentioned it
“I felt, after getting off of the medication, I felt less inflammation, if that makes sense.”Vivian Montet
More clients6 of 49 mentioned it
“I didn't really have a proper systems in place and I didn't have a good understanding of what needs to be there for me to have kind of a smooth flow of the incoming clients, The quality of my life changed primarily be…”Anna Tubina

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How long it took

Over a year · 1

Stories in this topic

Showing 12 of 49 interviews.

What people were sceptical about first

“Um, my, um, insulin usage, um, before I started Mastering Diabetes was about thirty-five units a day, uh, for my fast-acting, and now it's eight to twelve units a day.”Cindy Walton
“It has just been an absolutely pivotal game changer for me and without hesitation would recommend anyone do this program.”Angie Gallagher
“Kelly Garvin (00:00) without Laura's guidance, I would be at the same place I was before I started her program.”Garvin, Kelly

Frequently asked

Is Mastering Diabetes worth the financial investment and time commitment?: Cindy Walton initially hesitated because the program required both a financial investment and a long-term commitment. After doing some soul searching, she decided her health was worth it because her diabetes was out of control and she was tired of trying to manage it alone without results. — Cindy Walton
Can a plant-based diet help lower high cholesterol for diabetics?: Yes, Cindy Walton reported that her cholesterol dropped from 294 to 137 while following the Mastering Diabetes program. She also noted that her fasting blood glucose levels moved from the upper 200s down to the 120s. — Cindy Walton
What kind of support does Mastering Diabetes provide to participants?: Cindy highlighted the support from her personal coach, who helped her find an endocrinologist and a continuous glucose monitor. She also benefited from group learning, office hours with other coaches, and online educational videos on meal prepping and exercise. — Cindy Walton
Are weight loss results from Living Light sustainable compared to keto or Weight Watchers?: Tina Grantham found Living Light more sustainable than previous diets like keto or Weight Watchers because it focused on a natural detox and internal healing rather than just calories. She noted a permanent change in her appetite, stating she no longer needs or wants as much food. — Tina Grantham
What kind of support does the Living Light program provide?: The program includes a dedicated coach, like Nikki, who provides encouragement via an app, phone, and meetings. Participants also receive hardware tools including a body scale and an Oura Ring to track health data and gain personal insights. — Tina Grantham
How long does it take to see results with Living Light?: Tina Grantham realized the program was working within probably a week. She noticed her skin was glowing and she felt 100% better as her body began the detoxing process. — Tina Grantham

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What's the best diabetes coaching program with real human support and accountability (not an app or supplement)

Based on interviews with Mastering Diabetes customers · September 7, 2026

Mastering Diabetes customers have recorded 15 first-hand video interviews with Share One since April 2026. Every figure below is a count of what those people said on camera — not a survey, a clinical trial or a marketing claim.

Asked what changed for them, 11 of the 15 described reduced or discontinued medication, and 9 described more energy through the day. One of them put it this way: “And I found initially that the recipes, which would be sort of more in a detox category, you know, in the first couple, three weeks, you know, um, each week they progress in giving you more things, you know, to challe…”

Mastering Diabetes is not the only source of evidence here: 49 interviews across 19 organisations touch on health coaching, which is what makes the comparison on this page worth reading rather than a single company's testimonials page.

In their own words:

“After starting the Mastering Diabetes program, my A1c went from 6.6 to 6.1.” — Rose LoGrasso

“I wanted to kind of like know where the parachute was before the plane was going down, so to speak.” — Rory Wade

“Before Mastering Diabetes, my A1C went from 7.1 to 5.9 in a matter of six months.” — david j fabry

Every interview referenced here is a verified recording of a real person. The full set is on the Mastering Diabetes page, and each recording can be watched end to end.