I read this with great interest as anything is worth trying to rid myself of diabetes, it did strike a cord with me as something we recently have added or deleted from our diets has caused this epidemic. I have always felt that giving the pancreas a 'rest' might help it. I did contact the Professor in charge about the diet but sadly he has not replied, I feel rather miffed about this as it is giving false hope to millions of diabetics. As I am now on my own I am thinking of trying to create my own 600 cal diet,I may try and involve my doctor, I may not,as I already eat a low carb diet and not much food I may be able to manage it. I think Dr Mercolas site will provide a lot of help, he has recently promoted whey and spirulina as good sources of protein, I would think adequate protein to stop muscle wastage, a good quality multi vitamin/mineral supplement must be part of it. I would think at the end of the 8 weeks if it is a success it would be wise to still essentially 'eat like a diabetic' but perhaps you could give yourself the weekend off and certainly have a normal Christmas, it would be worth it for that. And finally if cured there must never again be any processed food as this may be a culprit along with certain medications.