While true not everyone who consumes carbs/refined sugars will get T2D, there isn’t a single case of T2D where the patient didn’t over consume carbs/refined sugars.
Similarly, there isn’t a patient that has reversed their T2D that didn’t make changes to their diet that reduced or entirely eliminated carbs/refined sugars to control their blood sugars levels/insulin spikes.
It is a truth that all cases of T2D are preventable through diet/lifestyle, it is that simple. Though there maybe some other issues at play, it’s probably best to avoid the nasty disease altogether based on the available information and allow the research to continue so maybe one day people can eat all the sugar they want without risk of T2D, but then they would still be at risk for every other metabolic disease including obesity, fatty liver disease, and heart disease.
I recommend watching this Ted talk.
Peter Attia: What if we're wrong about diabetes.
I live in the 14th floor of a 18-story building (4 apartments per floor), and next to me there are other ~20-story strictly residencial buildings. Life is amazing here, I have swimming pool, gym and sauna in the condo and it costs me next to nothing since the costs are shared between all residents. And it's never crowded. But the best part is that there's a positive side-effect: since I have everything at hand, I don't need to leave my home often and that made me switch to remote work full-time (the office started to seem boring).
It means, I'm living in a densely populated building and commuting less than I was when I lived in a smaller apartment complex.
I really think cities should consider this for their future: taller buildings with built-in amenities, ready for remote work. Make people want to live there and also don't want to commute. You get the density without the associated traffic congestion.