| Welcome to the forum. Lots of great information can be found here.
As for your diabetes, unfortunately once you have it, you have it. Some people can control blood sugars with diet and exercise alone, some need more help with medication(s). Regardless of which method you use, your goal should be to have as close to non-diabetic levels as possible. I'd advise you to keep a close watch on your blood sugars by testing regularly...this way, if they start trending upwards, you'll know early on and you and your doctor can make whatever changes are necessary.
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)  | 
