I also think the problem is simply that there aren't really good answers out there in the main stream media as to WHY this country is in a diabetic crisis. All we hear is that Americans eat too many processed foods and not enough whole grains and low fat so that's why there is crisis. The food industry capitalizes on that message to push the "healthy" foods but the money is in the unhealthy food.

As for restaurants, they give the customers what they want which is dishes built on fat, sugar and sodium because that's what Americans crave.

As Sue333, pointed out above, there is also the mentality that if you are diabetic, medications will make it so you can keep eating what you were eating that made you sick in the first place.

When Americans start demanding foods lower in carbs and sodium and higher in protein and fat, that's when the industry will begin to change to meet that demand. Can you imagine if half the people that walked into an establishment walked out because there was nothing on the menu to eat that was diabetic friendly....the owner would change the menu over night!