Very interesting read. I have two friends with diabetes and both of them are unwilling to look for options, relying solely on doctors orders - pills and more pills.
One interesting idea that I want to share with you is the skip breakfast approach. I know there's even a book about that, but I don't have the link right now. I was interested by this idea as I've noticed feeling quite unwell on the couple of occasions I did have something for breakfast. Generally, I only have coffee in the morning. I know this goes against what doctors usually advise diabetes patients, but since you asked for points of view I thought I might share this with you.