I'm also on metformin for insulin resistance. My doctor recommended a low carb diet (but not going "too low" because of the metformin). I highly recommend the book The Low Carb Bible by Elizabeth Ward (there are other books with the same title, so make sure you've got Ward's book).
I checked it out from the library, but intend to buy it from amazon.com at some point (although my wish list at amazon is a mile long).
Anyway, Ward's book gives alot of information on low carb diets, and outlines and compares many of the popular low and reduced carb diets - Atkins, Carbohydrate Addicts, Neanderthin, Protein Power, Schwarzbein Principle, South Beach, Sugar Busters, Suzanne Somers, and the Zone.
I think South Beach is a good place to start, it worked well for me at first, but I found that I tend to overeat even "good carbs" so I have to monitor and control carbs a little more strictily than South Beach recommends.
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