@dennist0721 - Don't want to overwhelm you with information but thought you might find these two YouTube videos helpful. They helped me understand how I could eat a little healthier.
-- Dr. Jay Wortman - 'Undoing Atkins: A Cautionary Tale'

-- Dr Jay Wortman Diabetes Remission is Surprisingly Simple!

After being told by all of my different doctors that I was pre-diabetic but not really knowing what that meant and none of my primary care doctors ever mentioning the metabolic syndrome. I started doing my own research. Here are a few of my favorite references:
-- Diagnosis and Management of the Metabolic Syndrome
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.105.169404
-- The metabolic syndrome – What is it and how should it be managed?
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2047487319886404
-- A comprehensive definition for metabolic syndrome
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2675814/
-- The Metabolic Syndrome and Neuropathy: Therapeutic Challenges and Opportunities: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3881591/
-- Metabolic syndrome as a risk factor for neurological disorders
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21997383/