Since getting my Type 2 diagnosis a couple of months ago I've noticed how mainstream menus / diets are stacked against diabetics. When you're making a good-faith effort to minimize sugar, count carbs, and steer clear of the dreaded "white food group" (bread, rice, potatoes, etc.), it's amazing how radioactive the lineup at Applebee's suddenly looks. Or how stuff you thought was innocuous turns out to be potential bad news: most processed breakfast cereals, for instance.

I'm not taking a Talibanesque approach to diet management by any means, but now I have to think twice about road food I used to eat reflexively. Subway sandwiches? Not so much. Doubletree cookies? Have to pass. Headed out for Indian or Asian? Got to pick carefully. Airline meals? Hit and miss.

If you're in this situation, what do you do on the road to eat happily and diversely without driving yourself crazy?