I would actually look at the science. Neil Barnard has done replicated clinical studies published in the top peer-reviewed scholarly journals in the world. His low fat, low sugar, whole food plant based diet cures
over 90% of Vegans, getting their blood sugar normal, and off all drugs. By definition, they are cured.

Nothing to do with getting the body into some kind of bizarre state, like a Ketogenic diet. These are simply eating whole plant food with no added oils or sweeteners, from all families of plants and colors of the rainbow.

See [amazon.com]

Boy is there a lot of misinformation in the dieting field.

A friend of mine, Dr David Harper (note the Dr, so it must be true!), developed the Ketogenic diet, which I loosely follow. The following guidelines seem to pretty well established now:

Sugar is bad all the time. Carbs are unnecessary and should be generally minimised. Protein is good for you. Eat lots of good fats (HDL - fish, avacado, olive oil) and avoid too much saturated fats (LDL).

I have been on this general diet for several years. You basically eat as much as you want (within reason). You avoid meals where carbs are the primary food source (pasta, rice, bread or potato generally) in the meal. Avoid deep fried foods generally.

For example, I eat lots of omelettes filled with veggies, cooked with loads of butter, smothered with cheese, and meat.

I find it easy to eat plenty and to keep fit. And that is while drinking a bit more than I should.

I just had an ultrasound of my heart and an angiogram. No sign at all of any plaque.

Hope this helps. Glad to discuss. Look up Dave Harper videos on YouTube for far more detail.

Dietary fiber is really important as it helps to balance simple carbs. Talk to your dietician/doctor about carbs and fiber.

I was dx w insulin resistance a while back. I found the more white carbs I ate, the more I craved and the hungrier I was. What helped me was intermittent fasting while i weaned myself off white carbs; riced veggies; fiber therapy. Riced veggies are getting really popular now. Its a good replacement for our normal carbs like rice and pasta. Fiber therapy will help stabilize your blood sugar and reduce your appetite.
Good Luck!

Slightly off topic but I’ve read that Apple cider vinegar is good for diabetes. I don’t know too much about it since I don’t have diabetes, so don’t take my word for it. But maybe something worth looking into.

Carbohydrates are the CURE for diabetes (along with fruits, vegetables and nuts), not cause.

What Fruit & White Rice Do To Your Body! (Dr Walter Kempner)

Rice Diet CURES Most Diseases - McDougall

I don't have diabetes but eat like I do. Cabbage is a favorite boiled or fried. Lots of beans - enchiladas or just homemade burritos & lots of vegetables. After a while it seems very normal to eat that way. Good luck!

Eliminate other carbs first and especiall eliminate sugar. I still eat rice (brown only and forget the instant crap) and potatoes but smaller servincgs. Beans and Greens every day and lots of them. Sweet potatoes, oh my.. Oatmeal for breakfast.

Cut the bread, cereal & donuts, & cookies. Keep the [potato & rice in smaller quantities. Get the sugar out of which carbs ARE. Reverse your D2 in 6 weeks by getting the corporate crap & breads out of your diet. Eat colors. Brown & white excluded.

You need to cut calories, which is easiest done by removing sugars, simple carbs, and fats, and by increasing vegetables that are green, blue, orange, red, and yellow.

I eat mostly vegan, but occasionally eat meat, fish or foul. Thus, I eat mostly complex carbs rather than protein and fat. Among the complex carbs, I include a rainbow of vegetables each day. My diabetes is well controlled as long as I keep my calories down.

The nutritionists teach the FDA diet, which will work if you hear the message about eating half your plate filled with vegetables that are green, blue, orange, red and yellow (a rainbow of colors). Their "cut down on carbs" message refers mainly to the simple carbs sugar and white flour, which includes prepared foods such as bread, crackers, prepared cereals, gravy, etc. These are carbs that turn into sugar fastest.

A slice of bread is about 100 calories; a medium potato is fewer calories unless you garnish it with fatty things like bacon bits, butter and sour cream. A potato is more filling than a slice of bread, so you feel hungry sooner eating the bread rather than the potato. So, which is better? That is the kind of decision you need to make each time you eat if you wish to control your diabetes. You will have to educate yourself by reading labels of everything and googling things that don't have labels.

Doctors often see people with glucose >400. I am alarmed if my glucose >150. My feet are numb because of diabetes, which I've had for many years. Many people loose their feet to diabetes. My grandfather died from complications of diabetes. He was a bedridden invalid who went blind before he died. I intend to survive into my 80s, and glucose control is essential. I wish you luck. Watch "Forks over Knives" and heed its advice for best health; it's on youtube, Netflix, and other places on the net.

Diabetes forces you to change your life, one way or another. I'm sorry you have it. It's a bitch.

Sweet potato, cauliflower. You can cook cauliflower, blend it, add butter/salt/pepper and other flavors as deisred and it is delicious and much like mashed potatoes. To replace rice try any whole grain. I like quinoa. Also, most important of all for DM2, cut out as much sugar as you can. Educate yourself to all the many names of sugar and get them out of your house. Ketchup has a teaspoon of sugar per tablespoon. That is nearly 40% sugar! Best thing for you is read and educate yourself. Nuts are a great snack. And good luck!

A friend of mine had type two diabetes. He reversed his. He doesn't need to take any medication now. He didn't follow the Newcastle Protocol directly. Instead he uses intermittent fasting. He just got into the habit of skipping breakfast and lunch. This seems to have done the trick.

I would research things on the Internet. The Newcastle Protocol doesn't work for everyone though.

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What type?

If it's type two, there is a diet - the Newcastle Protocol - based on a restrictive diet formulated by Newcastle University. In many cases it reverses type two diabetes.

It doesn't work for type one diabetes though.

Cauliflower is good mashed w butter.

You have to balance your meals between carbs, proteins and fats. Talk to a registered dietician and do an internet search for diabetic recipes. Something you might try is One cup brown rice and 1/2 cup lentils in a microwavable bowl. Add 2 1/2 cups water, some spices-whatever sounds good,( play a bit and see what works for you) and microwave on high 5 minutes, then reduce to 50% power for about 25 minutes. The lentils should help the carb/protein balance. Add a little olive oil for the fat. But run this past a dietician to get the right amounts to balance the dish. It's going to be a little rough for a while, but you'll be ok. Good luck.