No offense, but I keep reading this "eat whatever I want" and it just sounds a little spoiled brattish to me. Maybe its because 35 years of fasting for a month every years (Ramadhan) has taught me something.
There are people who never eat enough their entire lives and people who have to live off the food no one else wants and we're crying about having to just omit one food group - and one we have ZERO biological need for at that? I'm sorry, I just can't see the "difficulty". I eat as much as I want, its delicious and I'm satisfied.
And, I'm also tired of hearing this "I always ate healthy". Surprise! No, you didn't. Not healthy for YOU, anyway. You ate way too much carbs way too little fat and possibly too much protein. You were helped to fool yourself with the latest fads like whole grains, extra fiber or whatever. You might have thought (or been told) that it was healthy, but subsequent events prove otherwise.
Eat what's good for, leave what's bad for you and move on! Call it cured, call it prison, whatever you like. It is what it is.
Sorry, but I believe your words are unduly harsh.
Here in the US (and likely elsewhere, but this is the country I know), an starchy, unbalanced diet is pushed on us from pre-school on. We're pushed by our educators, government officials and the medical profession -- the folks who are paid to know better. In the case of diabetes, most get their guidelines from the American Diabetes Association, which receives substantial funding from Big Agriculture and food manufacturers.
The push for carbs affects available choices in stores and eateries, and our social lives as well.
Doctors are often slow to diagnose diabetes. For example, I was considered "low risk," despite my age, weight and family history.
Strong conditioning, deeply reinforced.
Carbs happen to be the most prevalent food category. And, often, the cheapest.
My workplace is in a poorer neighborhood. Here, it is difficult to find any fresh/whole foods, at any price. Services are scarce, cars are scarce and public transport is unreliable.
I live in a middle-class neighborhood. My house is within walking distance of a wide variety of stores and eateries, all chock-full of bread and pastries and noodles.
Low-carbing can be a costly, never-ending hunt. And a major hardship for many.
I guess I'm a lucky brat ... I can afford it. Sorta.
But it's hard work. Often, it's frustrating and lonely work. But the folks on this Forum DO that work. Venting, however, is an occasional necessity. Please don't be so quick to call names, or scold us for wanting some respite.
(Protein doesn't affect me. Diabetically speaking, anyway.)