| I can't and will not eat the extreme low carb diets although I watch my "whatever" eating carefully.
My personal feeling is that diabetics used to die horrible deaths due to starvation prior to insulin. I prefer to be thankful for insulin and the benefits it provides to my diet and lifestyle.
I'm not talking about "cell starvation"...from the pre-insulin days...that's a given.
I need carbs for energy and brain function. Others seem fine without the carbs...I just can't do it.
I also think that Type 1's on insulin and Type 2's on oral meds are two completely different sets of dietary issues. Individual treatment will vary. I wouldn't base my diet on what another diabetic, Type 1 or 2, eats. We are all very different...athletes, growing, aging, pregnant...you name it... | 
