What do your doc's / nutritionists say about needing some carbs.

This is difficult because I am not a doctor and I do not want to tell you not to follow what your doctor or nutritionist says.  You have to make your own decisions and this is why it's important for you to find out all the information you can.  This is what I learned three years ago and what I have followed since then.  Our brain uses glucose to function.  Glucose normally is derived from the carbohydrates we eat: bread, pasta, rice potatoes, sugar.  Carbohydrates from these kinds of food are easily turned into glucose, sometimes very quickly and sometimes more slowly, (simple vs. complex carbs).  If we do not eat those carbs, we can get them from vegetables and even milk products, though not in the high amounts you find in food made from flour and sugar, etc.  This means you would be following a low carb diet.  In this case, your body will also turn the protein you eat into glucose when/if the body needs more of it than what it gets from your diet.  This is why diets like South Beach Phase 1 and the Adkins diet works.  So, all I can say is that I've been doing it for 3 years and I've been able to keep normal or near normal blood sugar (my A1c went from 6.6 to 5.5), I've lost weight, my cholesterol has come down (my doctor was going to put me on Lipitor) and my liver and kidneys are in excellent health.  And I got off one of the two blood pressure meds I take.  I encourage you to do more reading about this.  I bought Diabetes Solution by Richard Bernstein, MD which explains everything about the disease and how a low carb diet works to control blood sugar.  And in the end, after you consider everything, it's your decision.  I told my doctor how I've been able to accomplish this and she's just very happy that I've been successful.

That is one of my biggest complaints about dealing with diabetes. It seems no two people in the field can or will agree on diet. In the past 10 years that I have been diabetic I have heard from the medical community to consume 0-12 units per day. (Unit being of course 15 grams)

You are correct though. You may and probably do need an adjustment in your medication of some kind. It could be upping the glucophage or even adding an insulin sensitizer or a medication that will help your body produce more insulin. It is something to discuss with your doctor.

No such thing in our medical history as "carb deficiency". No person in history ever died of lack of carbs. Protein and fat are the building blocks of our evolution. Grains (wheat, rice, rye, barley, etc.) are the world's first "fast food". How to feed a lot of people with instant-energy food that's storable and portable and lasts a long time? Learn to process grain. Very little nutritional value but it fills the tummy and provides instant energy for instant "bursts" before crashing (good for marauding war bands ; can be stored for years and even the vermin won't touch it if it's still in it's original, inedible husk.

Sure there's good & bad carbs but the good ones should come from natural sources like raw veg, leafy greens, some fruit and even in limited amounts, some natural sugar like honey.

What the Dieticians, NP's, DE's, etc tell you is best for you comes from what the dairy board, grain council, heart association, etc. have put together for them. Follow big business and follow the money trail. Don't think for a minute that politics aren't involved in what you're told you should eat. Problem is, they always leave out the reason why (for a reason, I guess

Understanding Diabetes (of any kind) is understanding that there is a problem metabolizing carbs.

Unfortunately, many professionals don't get this simple, basic truth (unless they're diabetic themselves??). They have a calculation table that tells them how much you should eat based on weight, activity level and other stuff. This can be helpful to those who are maybe at the very beginning of understanding how to even eat a proper meal. Those of us who've gone a little further - logging: test results, food eaten, exercise, etc. - have learned that by actually looking at and analysing the data a bit, we see exactly where we need to make some changes. It's also shown us that the recommended ADA/CDA diet is waaay too high in carbs. Maybe they try to accommodate the overwhelming percentage of diabetics who can't give up their breads, pastas, cereals, potatoes and rice? It's a guideline and should be treated as such.

Every time I asked my (various) dieticians why we "needed" carbs - they never had a real answer. What's yours say? !-)