First, foods from plants contain less total and saturated fat, resulting in reduced caloric intake, weight loss, and improved A1C levels. Second, independent of weight loss, a low-fat, plant-based diet improves insulin sensitivity, presumably by reducing intramyocellular lipid accumulation. As insulin sensitivity improves, carbohydrate tolerance increases. Third, participants in the diabetes studies by Barnard et al.
Overhang: That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building. Penetrations: Vents, pipes, stacks, chimneys-anything that penetrates a roof deck. Pitch: The degree of roof incline expressed as the ratio of the rise, in feet, to the span, in feet.
Here's a double-wide tarp-covered carport set up close to the house. It is not attractive, but at least it isn't set up at the property line. When the tarp isn't stretched tightly, it looks ugly. The simplest carport is a cheap easy-up 10'x10' popup shelter.