History of blood sugar dysregulation

I've tried to be careful in the entries preceding to explain why I may be more intolerant to refined sugars than most. I'm small in muscle mass, am a fast oxidizer, and in addition to this there is a history of blood sugar dysregulation in my family on my dad's side. My aunt Kris had type 1 diabetes and died at age 40 from complications related to the disease, my uncle Ron had diabetes, my grandfather Barrett had type 2 diabetes in his later years, his father my great grandfather Barrett had diabetes and lost his legs and his eyesight due to the disease.
If refined sugars were "the cause" of all my health problems, then in theory others who ate an abundance of refined sugars would also have the same problems. So there is obviously more to it.  Everyone has a different metabolic type and genetic composition which means we all react to what we ingest differently. My heritage predisposes me to a sensitive blood sugar regulation.
However, I firmly believe that our moving away from whole foods as a society in general has been the cause of many public health problems. Everyone by now knows about the obesity epidemic in our country, and that type 2 diabetes is a relatively new problem of the past 200 years.  Leslie Korn stated that: "Return to your traditional indigenous diet. Where are your people from? What do they eat traditionally?  Diabetes a relatively new disease that came with refined foods, it's not necessarily genetic. Traditional foods abide by the following principles: low glycemic [sugar] foods, rich in omega 3’s, antioxidant rich berries and nuts, prebiotics, fiberous, mucilaginous seeds, whole grains, and fermented foods (probiotics).  Type 2 Diabetes has absolutely been reversed just by a return to traditional food principles."
I believe I have saved myself from contracting type 2 diabetes, and I'm allowing my body a chance to restore itself to proper functioning by returning to a traditional diet.  You may not have the same negative health symptoms I had, but you are putting yourself at risk by continuing to ingest refined sugars, convenience foods, anything not considered a whole food. Whether that be risk of heart disease, obesity, autoimmune problems, infertility, lower immune system function, or brain function decline, moving away from our traditional indigenous diets will catch up to us eventually. 
My mother, who does not have a history of blood sugar dysregulation in her family genetics, has nonetheless been affected negatively by the Standard American Diet (SAD). She had gestational diabetes during two of her pregnancies, she battled with anxiety and depression, and in her later years she started having extreme back pain and a pain disorder that seemed related to stress, of which the doctors could not figure out the cause.  She could only self diagnose fibromyalgia, another modern disease of the past 50 years.

"Loss of good quality fats [and higher intake of refined foods] are causes behind epidemic of mental illness and combined with stress of modern life [can lead to chronic pain disorders].  Sugar, stress, & antibiotics are the big culprit to causing probiotic deficiencies.  Fibromyalgia is a disease associated with chronic stress and inflammatory problems. Foods to avoid that cause inflammation: trans fats (hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils), sugar, white bread, alcohol, heavy seeds, vegetable oils, milk, monosodium glutamate, and gluten."--Leslie Korn 

My mother had issues with every one of the following health problems:

Stress-Related Somatic Disorders-- These are often related!

Pain, fatigue, mood disorder, cognitive dysfunction, and sleep disturbance

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Temporo-mandibular disorder

Irritable bowel syndrome
fibromyalgia
--Characterized by chronic muscle pain
--Stiffness
--Fatique
--REM disrupted restorative sleep
--Irritable bowels
--Urinary urgency
--Headaches

It wasn't until my mother modified her diet that she got any relief from these problems. I cannot stress enough how important it is for us to take a stand against addictive, refined, convenient, low nutrient, man made foods.  They are absolutely toxic and must be eliminated from the diet. If you crave it, eliminate it.  Start eating to live, stop living to eat.