I know a type 1 diabetic who would eat sugar and inject insulin to compensate. Over her lifetime she went legally blind, has severe neuropathy, and needed a dual organ transplant (pancreas and kidney).

She is no longer diabetic, but can't see out of one eye and can hardly see out of the other (she can't read or drive). She still has the neuropathy and is also on anti-rejection drugs that suppress here immune system.

The insulin burns the blood vessels as much as the sugar does. IMHO the less insulin you need to excrete the healthier you will be. Of course that means the fewer carbs, especially those with a high glycemic index or load.

I've read that insulin is called "The killer hormone".

So IMO the LC counseling should be the primary response to diabetes, only supplemented by modern medicine if it doesn't do the job completely (or if you are type 1).

Bob