Interesting fact, #276:

My Italian uncle was diagnosed with diabetes II in 1953.
The condition then, had only been considered as separate to diabetes I, a matter of around 20 years before, I believe....
His doctor, radically, advised him to give up starchy foods, cut out sugar and - wait for it - go on an occasional 24-hour fast, once a month.

He lost weight, and apparently stopped any medication within 6 months.

He considers that doctor to have saved his life.