Hi, Im a type 2 diabetic, have been for about two and a half years,

although I suspect it had been creeping up on me for a long time before

that due to the sheer amount of crap I used to shovel into my mouth.
My levels when I took my first diagnosed test were 36mm if your in the

UK Great Britain (which I am) or multiply by 18 for US citizens

648mg/dl. Thats a fairly high reading as you can imagine. Needless to

say, they didnt let me leave the doctors office and I was driven

straight to my local emergency ward
After that, I was on 4 shots of insulin a day.
A few months down the line, I started studying anything I could find on

reversing my condition.
Low and behold there is a ton of information on the web alone.
I also ordered sevral books.
After a lot of research and adjusting my diet I was able to come of the

shots and the doctor has signed me of the register as a diabetic.

Although, I find that if I'm at all wayward with my diet, the symptoms

appear again within days.
Here are my recommendations. You may not like some of them but given

the choice between going without your favourite snacks or having your

legs amputated and going blind, then I dont think their is even a

question which one you should choose.

Here we go.
1.
Never eat any form of sugar again ever! No ifs or buts.
No sucrose, fructose, molasses, honey, basically any sweetner,

artificial or otherwise. Yes it sucks but you'll deal with it.
Choose cinammon, real lemon or lime juice, nutmeg, black pepper, what

ever floats your boat.
2.
Eat virtually no carbohydrate, except the stuff that naturally occurs

in veg and fruit. And for that matter, only eat fruts that have

3-4grams of sugar or less per 100grams. those would be the sharp

tasting varieties. If in doubt read the labels people.
3.
Read the labels of everything you buy before you buy it, this is one of

the greatest weapons in your fight against rising blood sugar levels.

Avoid any food that contains more than 3-4 grams of carbohydrate per

100grams.
4.
Start taking a table spoon of high quality flaxseed oil everyday, mixed

in with a little plain un flavoured yogurt, add some cinammon, make

sure you mix it in well, if you can get your hands on some, use quark

instead. I helps assimilate the oil much better, you may want to add a

little water to make it mix easier, dont forget to add the cinammon.
5.
Try not to eat after about 6 in the evening or not long after you

finnish your day job, since your body will burn up and glucose less

efficiently once you stop moving around.
6.
Get as much exercise as you can, dont worry if your not a marathon

runner, walking is good. Get in the habit of doing as much as you can,

just dont make yourself ill from overexercising.
7.
Cut out all forms of caffeine, all crappy soft drinks, diet or

otherwise. I know we all love em but crush them like the evil little

culprits that they are.

8.
Eat more high quality protein and dark green veg, there is too much to

talk about here so just trust me, they are highly beneficial foods.

9.
Dont eat too much fat, it all goes in, obviously olive oil, coconut

oil, avocado and all the other natural unprocessed oils are ok.

Fair answer, I dont think there's any hard fast rule, just what works for the individual I guess. I know that for me, I've probably pushed my body to the limits of junk food for many a year, so now I have to be fairly hard line with myself or things can start to slide.
A lot of people can get away with a sensible diet and include a good variation of complex low GI carbs.
My system is a little less tolerable.
I've taken up walking to work and back lately, fitting in an extra 8 miles a day will most certainly see me in good stead.
Thanks for the reply,
Dave, UK