For one, my physician took the opposite approach BUT if you recall from my diagnosis story, I had the lipid problems first, with only a slight indication of having blood sugar problems — my fasting blood sugar was around 120.
Second, I still haven’t been able to make drastic enough lifestyle changes to affect my current blood sugar levels. I have gone to less than 50 carbs a day, but still need quite a bit on insulin to function. Certainly nothing I’ve done long term has eliminated the need.
But it DOES work for some people.