Good Work Alleymom
Don't listen to people who don't have a clue about lowcarbing. All they know is what they have heard not knowing that what they heard is wrong. there are no studies showing lowcarb eating ruins kidneys in people with healthy kidneys. only in people who had bad kidneys when they started.
Drs Atkins and Bernstein say if you have kidney problems not to do the diet.

Besides what is so unhealthy about vegetables?
alot of people here will tell you they are now eating more vegetables than they ever have before.

Good luck on your journey to diabetes control and rest assured that you are on the right path.