With a family full of type II's, here's the first step: Get your health in order by no longer eating garbage. Your body is riding the insulin roller coaster a

With a family full of type II's, here's the first step: Get your health in order by no longer eating garbage. Your body is riding the insulin roller coaster and it's giving out. Eat meat, dairy, and vegetables only. The conventional wisdom, the USDA, and the farm lobby insist on carbs being a big part of your diet, but they're not the ones with diabetes (they're the ones who gave it to you). Steer clear of all carbonated beverages from Diet Coke to Perrier. The CO2-punch to the gut from sodas stimulates ghrelin, which'll make you hungry in 2 hours, and aggravate your diabetes in a half-dozen ways. This won't solve all your problems, but it's remarkable how much easier life feels when you're not going through it sick.