I don't understand diabetic fats My grandmother had type 2 diabetes. She was raised by parents who had that mentality from the depression of "eat a lot because you never know when we might run out of food!" Her parents spoiled her with tons of sweet treats because they had it hard growing up and had lived through some tight times. My grandmother developed diabetes fairly early in life because of this. She was probably fat when she was younger, but she wasn't when I was growing up. She was very strict with her eating and would never eat sugar or anything that would spike her blood sugar. She always kept sliced apples and orange juice with her in case her blood sugar got low. She never wanted to end up with advanced issues with diabetes, and she never did. Beyond taking an insulin shot, she had no other issues for her entire life. She never lost her eyesight, she never got beetus feet, she did the best she could to listen to her doctor and take care of herself. She ended up dying of a brain anyeurysm.  These fats today, however, will have diabetes and continue to eat sugar and all kinds of crap that will only make them worse yet they keep doing it despite doctors orders. Growing up, my grandmother made it seem like her having a cookie would cause immediate death... yet these fats I see today are eating a pack of oreos like it's normal.