Yes Yes Yes, I do belive from all I have read that this diet can help Fred. Cut out sugar, flour and fruit for a start and then get all the literature that you can read.
Be aware!
There are thousands of articles and testimonies on lists and groups whrere people have been helped wiyth diabetes.I have not checked but there may be some articles or addresses here at the forum wwhere you can check. And buy a book on Atkins and some of the other low carb books.
Here is an article I have stored in mFrom http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/10786a.htm

DG-DISPATCH - ENDO 99: Diabetics Improve Health With Very High-Fat, Low Carb
Diet By Cameron Johnston Special to DG News SAN DIEGO, CA -- June 15,
1999 --

A very high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet has been shown to have astounding
effects in helping type 2 diabetics lose weight and improve their blood
lipid profiles.

The results of three studies involving such a diet, which is similar to, but
has a few key differences from the famous "Dr. Atkins Diet", were presented
today at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society.

Dr. James Hays, an endocrinologist and director of the Limestone Medical
Center in Wilmington, DE, admitted that the concept of a high-fat diet in
people who are already at higher risk of cardiovascular disease might seem
incongruous. Nonetheless, this study of 157 men and women with type 2
diabetes showed an impressive benefit in body mass index (BMI)
triglycerides, HDL, LDL and HbA1c.

Most people are encouraged to reduce the amount of fat in their diets,
particularly saturated fats, and diabetics in particular are advised to
reduce their overall caloric intake, Dr. Hays explained in an interview in
San Diego during the conference.

Whereas a normal diet would be in the order of 1800 to 2100 calories, with
60 percent of calories coming from carbohydrates and 30 percent from fat,
patients in this diet were restricted to 1800 calories per day and were
encouraged to get 50 percent of their caloric intake from fat, and just 20
percent from carbohydrates. The balance of 30 percent would come from
proteins.

A whopping 90 percent of the fat content in their diets was saturated fat,
compared with just 10 percent that was monounsaturated fat.

"I think this is at least worth considering for any diabetic," Dr. Hays
said in an interview. "The thing many diabetics coming into the office
don't realize is that other forms of carbohydrates will increase their
sugars, too. Dieticians will point them toward complex carbohydrates ...
oatmeal and whole wheat bread, but we have to deliver the message that these
are carbohydrates that increase blood sugars, too."

Higher-fat diets, on the other hand, seem to make the person feel full
faster so they eat less; higher-fat diets also tend to reduce postprandial
hypoglycemia so the patients feel better after eating.

"Every diabetic comes home from the doctor with instructions as to what
their diet should consist of, but they're not getting the information from
dieticians about what complex carbohydrates they should eat," Dr. Hays
said.


"The important thing here is no ketosis. We absolutely don't want people to
become ketotic, and so we said they had to have so many exchanges of fresh
fruits and vegetables and we specified the ones they could eat."

They were able to eat all the meat and cheese they wanted, but as for
carbohydrates, they are restricted to eating unprocessed foods, mainly fresh
fruit and vegetables, he added.

Subjects recruited into the study (84 men, 73 women) were all type 2
diabetics and were required to undergo a standard American Diabetes
Association modified diet for one full year before entry into the trial.
Over the course of one year, the subjects achieved a mean decline in total
cholesterol of between 231 and 190 mg/dl. Triglycerides declined from 229
to
182 mg/dl.

Low-density lipoproteins (LDL cholesterol) fell from 133 to 105 mg/dl, while
HDL increased from 44 to 47 mg/dl.

HbA1c, which at the start of the study averaged 3.34 percent above normal,
declined to the point that at one year, the mean was just 0.96 percent above
normal.

The average weight loss among subjects in the study was in the order of 40
pounds, Dr. Hays said.

By the end of the one-year study, he added, 90 percent of the patients had
achieved ADA (American Diabetes Association) targets for HbA1c, HDL, LDL and
triglycerides.

Even among juvenile diabetics, he said, they might not be overweight and
they might have more or less normal lipid levels, but when they are on this
kind of diet it is possible to treat them with lower doses of insulin and
make their lives a little safer, he said.

As for the response from cardiologists who see a high-fat diet as anathema
to what they have been instructing their patients for years now, Dr. Hays
said he has three cardiologist patients who are now on the diet.

"If you have a diet that results in weight loss, lower cholesterol, and a
better lipid profile, eventually, everybody will be eating that way. It's
going to come whether we like it or not."y files.: