My mother-in-law has recently become a type II diabetic and seems to be declining in health. I am trying to find a doctor in Tampa who is willing to use a low-carb diet to help control her diabetes. I recently started a low-carb diet (Atkins), and I know how good it has made me feel. I want her to feel healthy, too, and live 20 more years, not 3 to 5.

I have looked in the phone book and done many Google searches, but I haven't hit on a list of Tampa doctors (or even one Tampa doctor) that seems to be low-carb-friendly.

Does anyone have suggestions for other ways I can search? Do you have suggestions for area organizations I should call to ask about doctors? Or (almost beyond hope) do you know of such a doctor in the Tampa area?

Thanks for your consideration.