My sympathies. But don't feel like you just got an instant death sentence. I've been diabetic for over 10 years and I'm 34. Both my parents were diabetics. My dad lived to be 72 and he worked 80 hours a week most of his life, chain-smoked 3 packs a day, and ate the most awful food you could possibly imagine - like for real, boxes of twinkies at a time. If you change your diet and lower your carbs and sugar (and I did say lower - not eliminate 100%), your blood sugar will go down fast. Unfortunately, most diabetics don't maintain healthy habits and rely on the meds. Don't be one of those people. You want to get off those meds, and all their awful side effects.
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