>>bacon with eggs every day

There's a lot to be said for eggs every day. They're a good source of choline (the most bioavailable kind: phosphatidylcholine). Aaaand we need choline to export fat from our livers.

From my reading, dietary saturated fat does boost LDL, but it's the large buoyant type that does not pose a risk for arteriosclerosis. The risky kind, small/dense, comes from carbs (so DNLG). It's probably worth asking your doctor about this, making sure that your lipids panel breaks this out - as well as particle numbers.

Also, as someone who has been diagnosed with T2DM, how can you not get a Rx for a CGM? My dad was T2DM and I tried the finger-sticker a couple of times, just to see - and I can't imagine doing it to the point of running out of fingers. Makes me cringe just thinking about it.

Personally, I try to eat beets, for the betaine. It's a methyl donor and my body is sub-optimal at methylation (meaning I probably have NAFLD in spite of normal-range weight / fat %). So it's a decent tradeoff for me. Egg yolks are all to the good.

That very probable NAFLD means no polyunsaturated oils (susceptible to oxidative damage) for me.

>>remnant of eating small and often, which made my diabetes far worse

The ADA is still recommending this, aren't they? Makes me question why I give them $. IMO telling diabetics that "carbs are OK - just make sure you've covered it with insulin" makes T2DM truly a progressive disease. I followed this advice with my dad, and still feel remorse - but I didn't know any better. It was probably too late for him, anyway; the isles of Langerhans eventually disappear, turns into type 1 with insulin resistance. His doc called it 'brittle" diabetes, but I think type 1+2 explains that.