| Hi there and welcome to the forum, I am also 20 and I was diagnosed when I was 18, so I can kind of relate. It can be hard to adjust to lifestyle at first but once you find a groove you will be much more comfortable: ) I can't stress enough the importance of testing your sugars because you want to see which things will affect your blood sugar, also note the importance of exercise. As far as drinking goes, I just check my sugars more often, make sure I am eating a little something here and there. I ususally avoid the sugary "pretty" drinks and stick with a glass of wine or a low carb beer, but different things have varying affects on different people, so just keep testing and experimenting. Best of luck with all of the new changes & alterations and stay positive: ) | 
