Very interesting reading:

http://www.survivediabetes.com/hypt2.htm

Go to this author's home page to see the foods he eats, the foods he avoids and the supplements he takes.

The author makes this interesting statement in support of taking supplements - "If someone drinks a huge amount of water, he will lose vitamins and minerals in his excess urine. When a diabetic's blood sugar exceeds his kidneys' 'renal threshold', urine output increases, carrying vitamins and minerals out of the body along with the excess glucose. Even well-controlled diabetics have high blood sugar from time to time, so one might expect diabetics tend to be low in micronutrients, especially those relevant to diabetic complications such as magnesium (heart disease), zinc (poor immunity) and chromium (insulin resistance). And this is what is found." This statement is a reason to do one's best to keep blood sugar under control and to take supplements as well.

The author makes this interesting statement about diabetes and alcohol - "Second, alcohol is empty calories, providing all the stress of, say, sugar (even though its metabolism does not involve insulin directly). There's something addictive about these empty calories that diabetics are drawn to - sugar and refined flour probably cause the condition in the first place, and a disproportionate number of Type II diabetics are either carbohydrate cravers or alcoholics. Alcohol is likely to damage the diabetic metabolism further.":

http://www.survivediabetes.com/contents.htm#without