Welcome to the forum TemporalAgt! You have come to the right place for understanding on all things "living la vida low carb"! HAHAHA
Eating to your meter means you test your bg's before you eat, and then test one hour and at two hours after you eat to see how the food you ate affected your bg's (blood glucose). If you have a high spike in numbers from preprandial to postprandial, then you know that the food you ate spikes your blood glucose level quickly. Therefore, you can avoid eating that type of food until you are better under control and add it back in slowly. It does require alot of poking of fingers, and they will get sore and perhaps build up a callus on the sides, but it is well worth it to know what works well with your body and what doesn't. Every diabetic is different as far as what they can eat and not eat, so eating to your meter is your best weapon to finding what works for you personally.
If you have any other questions, just ask. Someone on these forums will answer your question, and trust me, you will learn alot about being a Type 2 diabetic here. Most observe a low carb/high fat diet and has had great success with it. I have recently adopted this lifestyle of eating, and it is working for me as well. Let us know what you are doing to help your Type 2, and what your numbers look like. Many great people here who have wonderful words of wisdom to live by.
Again, welcome to our family!