But Diabetes UK said missing routine treatment could lead to complications which could result in amputations.
Zoe Harrison, care advisor for Diabetes UK said managing diabetes must be a top priority.
Tracy Kelly, of the charity Diabetes UK, cautioned against extrapolating to humans from studies on rats.
But Dai Williams, president of Diabetes UK Cymru, explains that his experiences are far from unique.
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Amanda Eden, of the charity Diabetes UK, agreed little progress had been made in tackling the problem.
Dr Christopher Upton, co-founder of the Poole branch of Diabetes UK, was also among those appointed MBE.
Dr Matthew Hobbs, head of research at Diabetes UK, said people should not be discouraged from exercising.
According to Diabetes UK, statistics show that over 80% of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight.
Deepa Khatri, clinical adviser at Diabetes UK, said people with diabetes should have as much choice as possible.
Diabetes UK says that up to 80% of foot amputations could be avoided if better care was in place.
Diabetes UK is launching a campaign to raise awareness among parents and professionals.
Barbara Young, chief executive of Diabetes UK, said the findings were a "damning indictment of the current approach to the condition".
Diabetes UK Cymru said an estimated 350, 000 people in Wales are unaware they run a high risk of getting Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes UK says that because of the existence of statins - cholesterol-lowering drugs - it is relatively easy to control high cholesterol.
Diabetes UK which funded the research said such a drastic diet was not "an easy fix" and should only be undertaken with medical supervision.
Mairi Benson, of Diabetes UK, said they were excited by the breakthrough but warned it could be some time before sufferers see any benefits.
The report by the cross-party group comes after the National Audit Office and Diabetes UK both published critical studies on diabetes care this year.
Zoe Harrison, care adviser at Diabetes UK, said it was already known that smoking or being in a smoky atmosphere is bad for us.
Dr Victoria Franklin, Diabetes UK Paediatric Research Fellow at the University of Dundee, spearheaded the scheme, which won two Medical Futures Innovations Awards this month.
"Sadly people with diabetes are at much greater risk of developing complications like foot ulcers, infections and nerve damage, " Diabetes UK clinical adviser Zoe Harrison said.
Libby Dowling, care advisor at Diabetes UK, said decisions on self-monitoring must be made on an individual basis and patients must be educated on what to do with the results.
Douglas Smallwood, chief executive of Diabetes UK, said it was important that NHS services stopped letting undiagnosed patients slip through net and the public became more aware of the condition.
Diabetes UK said that every year in England and Wales, 24, 000 people with diabetes died earlier than expected, a situation that was expected to get even worse without urgent action.
She presented her findings at Diabetes UK's annual conference.
Commenting on the results, Dr Matthew Hobbs, head of research at Diabetes UK, said the link between sugar-sweetened soft drinks and Type-2 diabetes persisted even when body mass index was taken into account.
Community Pharmacy Wales, the Welsh government's Public Health Wales Unit, Diabetes UK Cymru and the Stoke Association, along with all seven Welsh health boards have all joined forces to deliver One in Ten.
As well as calling for more patients to receive this annual review, Diabetes UK said it wanted the government to hold poor performing areas to account because in some places fewer than 20% of people with the condition were getting the checks.
There are currently over 2.5 million people with diabetes in the UK and there are more than half a million people with diabetes who have the condition and don't know it.
The worrying increase of diabetes in the UK is clearly linked to rising obesity levels and plummeting physical activity levels.
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