Quote Originally Posted by Scooter's Mom View Post
It's a huge shock.
The only people I have known personally, very well, with diabetes... well, they're both gone because of the disease. I'm pretty frightened.
Are you Type 1 or Type 2?

I was diagnosed with T2 almost 6 years ago, and am still around to talk about it I control with diet, exercise and one medication, Metformin.

I agree with the others - go to classes, you're seeing an Endocrinologist which is great, get a meter and test, test, test. That's the only way you will know how different foods affect you. The motto for diabetics is YMMV - your mileage may vary. Each of us reacts differently to different foods - what might be bad for me, might not cause you any problems. So testing will help you in that respect.

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