| Another thing to consider here...When on a strict diet of low glycemic foods, the pancreas does not work as hard. When a non diabetic eats a bowl of icecream they spike their blood sugar and the pancreas goes into over drive to produce insulin. Imagine a diet rich in proteins, omega-3s and low in carbs (atkins and various others)...for a life time..the pancreas might survive a little longer. Healthy life and avoiding diseases is a tough balancing act. The foods we love to eat (icecream and other sweets) are bad for us...The food we dont like is good for us...or at least food we dont like as much. I think most of us know this quite well...but we chose early on in life to neglect it...then we get diabetes. We pay for the indulgence.
My father was my age (42) when diagnosed...At the time he was overweight but not severly...6'1" and 240 lbs...at the time of my diagnosis I was severly over weight...6'4" and 292 lbs...and I am sure I was at least 20 lbs heavier, but losing a bunch of weight quickly was one of my symptoms.
In a way we have been given a 2nd chance to change (or atleast slow down) the complications from our glutenous eating habits.  | 
