Hm, I'm not sure. I don't talk with other diabetics much so I guess I don't know what other's experiences are like. I go to sleep and wake up on the same schedule every day including weekends. My eating is not rigid, but does tend to be consistent just because my daily routine is consistent. I'm not "low carb" or anything, but I do follow a healthy-ish diet and avoid hyper sugary foods (soda, coffee milkshakes, sugary cereals) like the plague. Diabetes or not, no one should be eating that stuff :)

I do miss having the moment-to-moment trajectory information. Knowing whether I'm still going up 90 minutes after a meal was valuable. But I find I'm able to feel when I'm above 200 mg/dL, so can just correct by feel most of the time.