Cucu: Olive oil in the amounts you are using shouldn't present a problem. I don't see many carbs in that menu you presented except for the salads, but you didn't mention how many salads and what was in them. As Howard mentioned, please post an exact menu. Perhaps you are eating too few carbs not too many.

Also check out this excerpt I came across on the Weston Price Foundation website in an article on Treating Diabetes and other insulin related ailments:

"There are three other nutritional factors in indigenous diets that are helpful for diabetics. First, the diets were rich in trace minerals. Modern science has shown us that trace mineral deficiencies—particularly deficiencies in zinc, vanadium and chromium—inhibit insulin production and absorption. Without vanadium, sugar in the blood cannot be driven into the cells and chromium is necessary for carbohydrate metabolism and the proper functioning of the insulin receptors. Zinc is a co-factor in the production of insulin. Traditional foods were grown in mineral-rich soil, contained mineral-rich bone broth and salt, and included mineral-rich water or beverages made with such water. In the modern diet, the best sources of zinc are red meats and shell fish, particularly oysters. Extra virgin unfiltered olive oil supplies vanadium, and chromium is found in nutritional yeast, molasses and organ meats like liver."

Please note the mention of olive oil.

Here's the link for the complete article: http://www.westonaprice.org/modernd...s/diabetes.html