Diabetes is an incredibly misunderstood condition. There's much more to consider than just avoiding sugar. Discovering that you have a chronic and incurable ailment is traumatic enough, but, then, you find so many different opinions about how to deal with the problem, that you may be excused for becoming depressed. However, you can handle your life far better than you could have imagined. You don't have to be another statistic. You don't have to trust to luck. On the other hand, don't assume that you have only a “mild touch” of diabetes - this is an ailment that “grows” on you, never leaves you and needs to be dealt with - sensibly and competently, no matter how mild your case may be at present. Sasha has written mainly about Type 2 diabetes but there is valuable information here about Type I as well. There are over 3 million diabetics in the UK and at least 25 million in the USA. The numbers are rising and it is vital to take control of your lifestyle.