Having had type 2 diagnosis for over 10 years the best advice I can give you is to eat low glycemic and forget all the other cr*p like carb. counting. Go to a large bookstore or order on the interet a book on glycemic index and glycemc loads. Try to eat mostly foods under 55 on the glycemic index. So most fruits and vegies, all meats and seafood, even some breads are made to be low glycemic. Pasta is not too bad if you add meats and vegies. The things to stay away from are starchy vegies like potatoes, turnups, carrots, etc. Most breads, potatoes, sweets, are high carb and high gycemic.
Most important is to get a blood testing meter so you can learn if you're eating right or not. All diabetes drugs are toxic so diet and exercise will help cut down how much drugs you need (or don't need) to take. The fewer the better.. It's eating too highly processed carbs. which spike our insulin that causes insulin resistance and eventually your a type 2, just like the rest of us here. So get crackin! A really good book on type 2 is called Releasing Fat by Dr Ray Strand. Order it on Amazon.com.