Have a look round the low carb area of the forum. Fruit is something diabetics need to be careful with. It is almost all sugar. It may be natural sugar, but nonetheless it is sugar and will raise your blood sugar levels, as might Weight Watchers bread. All carbs turn to sugar once in the system, and if you are struggling, then cutting them down can only help you. Twenty years is a long time, and current thinking is not the same as it was 20 years ago. Why not give it a go? You can't lose anything and may well benefit enormously. Type 2 does not have to be degenerative. What are your current BS levels running at?