[keeranx]

Complex carbohydrates (the breads and pastas for example that your pamphlet mentioned) are your best bet. They don't spike blood sugars like simple carbohydrates (hard candies, sodas etc...) Low carb dieting is not healthy whether you're diabetic or not..the body is deprived of necessary energy and resorts to burning off stored fat and ketones develop as a result (your sugars are also likely to be high often if you seriously limit your carb intake). You need carbs for energy and even for burning fat and maintaining a normal metabolism (low carb dieting lowers your metabolism because your cells are starved of the energy they need from carbs). Maybe you should try out a new doctor! It seems like he's left you to figure it out yourself :/