Do you get the feeling diabetes is telling a hard-core 2% of us that our inherited natural diet consists of what you can scrounge up in the North Woods?
It's the part about fruit that's getting to me. There's too much sugar in fruit, and, of course, there's no fruit of any kind growing up there on the North Coast of Eur-Asia.
There are nuts. There are fish. There are reindeer!
Maybe it's not a "disease" but simply a case of mistaken latitude. At the moment I've been trying to track down what kind of legume grows within sight of the Arctic Circle ~ gotta' be one, and no doubt it's nasty, without higher order sugars, and very little starch. When I find it, I'm going to start raising them. The bottom end of that glycemic index is pretty grim (although I've always loved cauliflower and celery).
Berries are good. Do you have berries there? Strawberrys are good to eat. When they are in season of course. Fruit is hard I know. Makes you want to scream when you think about what to eat. That is why I like Atkins too because they look at the sugar intake too which is important. I eat all veggies except any kind of peas, corn and I am careful with carrots. I can eat them but not too many. No turnips which I love. No white potatoes but about half a sweet potatoe is okay for diabetics. Beans of course are excellent for diabetics. Good luck.