Diabetic-Friendly Yummy Restaurant for Celebration Tonight?

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My future brother-in-law is diabetic. He just got some fantastic news and we want to celebrate by taking him out to a nice restaurant tonight. Any suggestions for some place nice and not too frou frou where you don't need a reservation? W. LA/BH/Culver City/WeHo/Beaches? Thank you!!

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the Lobster would have a number of things that he could eat, but it is somewhat pricey. how about irori, a sushi bar, at which he could order sashimi?

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Because it's more prevalent, I'm going to guess he's a type 2 and is following the same high-protein/low-carb dietary advice that my endocrinologist gave me. Not sure how a type 1's eating patterns may differ. For normal-weight T2s, fat isn't an issue, according to my endo. T2's have to avoid all sugars, meaning both sweeteners and starchy foods that rapidly turn to glucose once ingested. This means no bread, pasta, or rice in addition to no sweet stuff. I've found that I can eat just about anywhere as long as I make my needs known to the server. Often, the chef will come out and speak with me directly. I tend to call in advance to find out if accommodating my dietary preferences is a problem. I've found that higher-end places are actually more difficult - I've run into my share of chefs who think the only way to eat their food is the way they make it, no substitutions, health be damned. It's the mid-range places that I have the best luck at. The center of a T2's meal should be protein, and the sides should be salad or other veggies. As long as the restaurant doesn't have issues with substitutions, it's usually pretty easy to find a grilled chicken or seafood entree, and just sub double veggies for the usual potato or rice side. I hope that helps - I'm on the wrong side of town to recommend specific restaurants, but I hope that now that you have more info about the diet, you may be able to think of a place.

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