| I think eveyone is different...I may or may not have the same success as my father. What most of us...and including doctors go by are statistics. 18 to 20 million Americans have diabetes...our statistics are based on these number...As with all statics there are those outside the bell curve in both directions. Based on what I have read...many people do not control their diabetes to well. I suspect that a very large percentage of people do not control it well and the statistics show that those with diabetes are likely to die from it or complications. We have even seen posts from people on here admitting to not controlling their diabetes. Only in the last 30 years have we really got an understanding of the long term damage caused by high blood sugar. I beleive (and again..this is only an opinion)..with tight control the pancreas will not be taxed as much and therefor may not burn out as easily. This include excercise and tightly controlling blood sugar through diet.
In type 2 it is a metabolic disease...and many diseases are caused by nutritional deficiencies. With the right fuel, supplements and excercise and I think diabetes will be the least of our concerns.
On the other hand..lack of any nutritional control is what got me here in the first place. I love to eat...I travel quite a bit and had a huge appetite for good food. When I was diagnosed...it was time to read everything I could get my hands on. I love life way too much to have it taken away by this disease. So as long as I can...I will fight it...but I as of now...I am really more concerned about driving down GA 400 during rush hour (pretty much all day and night).  | 
