I don't support any diabetes organization that advocates Type IIs like eating lots of whole grains. If I did that my blood sugar would be up above 170 ALL THE TIME and I'd die.
Likewise, the guys who tell me that Type I can be cured with stem cells (adult or embryonic) are skirting around the discovery that the Islets of Langerhans get wiped out by your own immune system in a very large percentage of cases. All that will happen is that the new Islets will get wiped out!
Type II does not appear to have any possible connection to stem cell activity.
It's truly shameful that this organization is wasting its money on useless quackery.
You sound like me - I eat protein and fats, and avoid rice, potatoes, pasta, and bread like poison - because to me, they are. Lipitor keeps my cholesterol below 150, and as long as I behave I keep my glucose around 100. But if I have breaded chicken for dinner instead of broiled, it will be at least 120.
I had severe diabetic neuropathy in both feet until I drove my wife to her podiatrist a month or so ago. When I mentioned neuropathy, he gave me a sample of LYRICA to try. Neurontin certainly wasn't working, but this stuff is GREAT! I'm still a long way from back to normal, and I now have false sensations of tingling, and hot/cold, but along with that I have actual TOUCH sensations. I am still getting used to it, but I hope that after a while I might even be able to go dancing again.