Eatwell is general start point but wont fit everyone. It needs professional assessments to work on individual cases. Glad to hear that you are finding your own ways.
I personally like the Canada guidelines, food snap guide for visual meal portion plate suggestion.
All newly diagnosed type 2 DM is entitled to see a state registered NHS dietitian. Ask your GP for referral.
In the meantime, Diabetes UK is a helpful resources online nationally. Its no need to blood glucose monitor yet unless your diagnosed glycaemic control, HBA1C was extremely high. (Above...