Like Rap I take Metformin. Taking Metformin to the max is good for nearly everyone interested in longevity - for reasons other than sugar management.

I have a unique sugar warning system. A nerve in my calf slipped in between broken ankle bones and was slowly dissolved which was ouchy beyond belief but now if sugar induced neuropathy from type 2 occurs my nerve damage yells at me. I'm surprised at how much I can get away with by having but limiting a sweet tiny treat. It warns me with punishing pain which is easy to obey.
If a person is an alcoholic and continues to drink alcoholic sugars they will get the worst of the worst diabetic effects like blindness and amputations.

Things that I have learned to avoid are store bought fruit juice , sodas with sugar and salty snacks. With weight loss there is a reversal of type 2.