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You might want to use the diagnosis as the biggest wake up call in your life. Use it to your advantage instead of succumbing. You can fight this and live a long, healthy life. But it's going to take a ton of dedication.

For me, so far, it hasn't been super difficult. I realize that I HAVE to eat a certain way, get exercise, etc, etc, etc. I really don't have another option. Working in a hospital, I've seen what it does to people who decide not to modify their lifestyle. It can lead to an agonizing death. I don't want that, you don't want that. But the only person who has any impact on whether it might happen not is you. Meds can only do so much. Doctors can only do so much. Science can do only so much. This is a condition that requires SELF management. Learn all you can and you essentially become your own "doctor". You've gotta take complete control. There are no guarantees with this thing either. But you can drastically decrease your odds of all the problems associated with diabetes by living right. But you have to make a lifetime commitment.

In my opinion anyway.