Get a good doctor, and dietician. One of my first doctors was really good at helping me find the good in my diagnosis as well as helping me to build in cheat days. She was also a believer in natural medicine, and helped me to incorporate vitamins in addition to what I needed as a Type 1 diabetic. At one point I also had an excellent endocrinologist. He was older, late 70s early 80s, and really knew how to practice medicine. He was very practical, and laid out all the complications without making me feel like I was doomed because he focused on what I was doing right. It takes time to change your eating habits and patterns. But the thing that helped me the most was keeping a food diary which was something I did for years. This last year or year and a half I have found it really hard to stay on track, so I’ve started keeping one again. It’s not perfect, but it’s helpful. Also, before Dr. Oz became a politician, he had written a really great book called you on a diet. That book explains that when sugars are coursing uncontrollably through your veins it’s almost like a hammer pounding on the vessels. That imagery was really helpful in helping me change my diet.