One thing we as type 2 diabetics should always remind ourselves, is that type 2 diabetes, although it can be managed and managed pretty darn well. It can not be cured, not to the point where daily helpings of apple pie and ice cream used to be the norm.

Yes you will be able to keep your blood sugar levels in a healthy range, no you will not be able to revert to your old ways, forget what numerous books and flyers may tell you about treating yourself once a week. You are in this for the duration and you are now a soldier, fighting for your right for health, happiness and a long and plentiful life.

Ok, so onto our first part.

1.
Do not eat any food after 6pm, yes that will be annoying for a while, as all else around you are stuffing their faces. No you will not die. Maybe the first few days or even a week will see you grumbling and moaning but really it is nothing. Get used to it and get over it.

2.
Do no start your day with carbohydrates. Yes this sounds ridiculous and for reasons that will take up too much page space right now, your body and its diabetic metabolism will be a heck of a lot better off for it. Again, no you will not die.

3.
Try not to eat carbohydrates in any large amount at any one time. Little bits here and there will be dealt with by your body but flood it with two plates of pasta and you will be asking for it big time. The carbohydrates you do eat should only be of the low GI kind as well.