Ask your diagnosing doctor to send you to a diatician or nutritionist. specializing in diabeties. Get online and investigate/join the ADA, subscribe to Diabetic Cooking. Learn as much as you can about your disease. If you are over weight like I was, loose weight and become pre-diabetic. Because my doctor was willing to work with me, I have never had to prick my fingers or take pills/shots. I lost 70 pounds and my A1C tests are all below 5.5. They were in the 7 and 8 range when I was diagnosed. You can to it too!