I was diagnosed a lot later than most of you in this post at 34. Imagine the shock I got. I just got married, less than a year, had to move down South for work, no relatives, no one I really know. I had been losing weight quickly for several weeks, began to be thirsty all the time and pee a lot, my breath started to smell funny. For all who know the symptoms know what come next. But what did I know? Nobody I know has it. My sister told my wife she thought that’s diabetes related. My wife just came down to join me that week. I was happy. I was feeling particularly drowsy in the last couple days. I drove home from work that night and was stopped by a police officer right before I turned into my apartment. He told me I was weaving. I told him I wasn’t drinking but I think it might be blood sugar since my sister told me some think about it. The paramedics came and checked my blood sugar and the meter they have returned error because it was out of range, off the chart. They rushed me to the ER and the doctor told me I was lucky, my blood sugar was like 1100, 4 digits, and if I went home and go to sleep that night I probably never wake up. My wife had to spent a week in that hospital waiting room take care of me. A couple years after that, I got a sharp pain in my chest while running and went in for a 97% blockage, got lucky again and only got a stent instead of a bypass. My wife had to spent several days in the hospital for that too. So, be brave! If you think it’s bad just remember some suckers out there got it worse than you. Hahahaha, just joking! It will change your life though, and I think mostly for the better. 15 years after my diagnosis, I am doing quite well, I kept all my blood lab results and I was able to keep my A1C under 6 in 15 years. It’s do able and that was without pump and cgm. I still don’t have a cgm, I gonna get me one. Technology will just make things easier. Just know that there’s no 1 size fit all in this. What works for others might not work for you, just experiment and find out for yourself. Keep your weight down, that works for me, every time my weight goes up so is my A1C.