It's hard to tell if you should choose the low fat pastas and breads or just pick lower fat proteins and vegetables and try to stay clear of carbohydrates. In the past restriction of carbohydrates was emphasized. We now know this was not the best advice because people then increased dietary fat. If you are over-weight restriction of fat, particularly saturated fat, and total calories is more important than worrying about carbohydrates. Adequate vitamins are important but they will not compensate for inadequate control of diabetes.
Good control is the best way to prevent complications.
But I've heard that if you take the test and are considered as having a good chance of developing diabetes, your insurance will either drop you or go up in rates. Unfortunately, some insurance companies and HMO's do try to avoid covering or caring for people with diabetes. In spite of this the benefits to your health of knowing you have diabetes and treating it properly early out-weigh the danger of losing coverage. The longer you delay treatment, the greater the chances are that you will develop severe problems from diabetes which will shorten your life. Also, people with type 2 diabetes over time have worsening of the function of their pancreatic beta cells and the ability to produce insulin may fall to a low enough level that insulin treatment is necessary.