| Welcome,
Panic, yes that is a good word for finding your world upside down.. But after a couple years of dealing with the onset of diabetes I can say that if your serious in your approach and make sensible changes it can be in some ways a better life than you had..
For example. I was over weight by about 30 pounds. Ate mostly the wrong things. Had no regular exercise routine. Ate way too much food. Didn't like the way I looked and as you said, felt badly.. Much of which may be from apprehension of what you don't know. I can have my self nearly dead over a tooth ache. So I know how things can seem much worse than they are when I focus on them.
Now to the controversy at hand.. I think if you cut your carb intake to around 50 for breakfast and under 70 for meals, you will loose most of the tire, considering you also walk a half hour at least a day.. I do it twice often now. You don't have to give up anything, you just can't eat them like there is no limit or consequences. I mostly stick to food with whole grains for fiber when I can. I can't always. We have fruit with every lunch an on my cereal. No big deal as long as your not overdoing the total carbs. Its pretty simple once you figure it out.
Now as to the fat. Yes I worried a lot about the fact that low fat items have usually more fat. I had 90% blockages in four arteries and had to have bypass surgery about 5 years ago so I was very leery of that one. But oddly, by eating less, walking more and having a more balanced life, I have discovered my numbers improving over the past four years. I eat eggs and bacon and lunch meats on whole wheat for lunch. But I watch how much and try for low or no fat versions. We have low 4 carb (when figured for the fiber content), Ice cream for many deserts which has some fat of course. I just had a blood test a few weeks ago. It shows my coronary risk to be 2.1. That is way towards the low end of the suggested levels and is down from 3.8 a little each year for three years. My triglycerides are 37, they used to be up near 150. My good and bad cholesterol are at there best levels since I started having blood test 40 years ago.. My Cholesterol as 144, up a hair over last test, it was 135. I used to come in at 257. I am on a half dose of a stain to lower it.
But I think the activity and balance of foods, less of them has added to this result.
So I would have to think that for me at least, the body compensates when you eat smaller amounts and in the right combinations, along with exercise and medication.
One interesting fact for me is that I have never had lower morning after eating readings than when I have real bacon and eggs followed by my usual cereal which is always a high fiber and comes in somewhere under 20 actual carbs. I put some frozen berries cut in piece on it and a bit of splenda.
I don't know that everyone would keep things under control the same way, but I didn't expect these results either.
Oh yes, the fasting number was 100. It was 128 two years ago when the doctor pointed out I was most likely either type two or on the way.. I am doing what I can to stall that result.  | 
