Welcome to the forum
@littleange
If you would like a good overview of T2 diabetes, to add to the knowledge you’ve already picked up, members here frequently recommend
Maggie Davey’s Letter and Gretchen Becker’s book
T2 Diabetes, the first year, which you can work through gradually and will give you a solid starting point.
There are also loads of helpful and informative modules in the Diabetes UK
Learning Zone that you can work through at your own pace.
One of the biggest questions when trying to get to grips with your diabetes is often ‘what can I eat’ and while there are obvious things like cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks that you will want to cut out straight away, you might be surprised how much *all* carbohydrate affects your BG levels, including rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, pastry, grains, cereals and many fruits.
Many new members find it can be really helpful to keep a completely honest food diary for a week or two. Note down everything you eat and drink, including any mindless nibbling or snacking that happens when you aren’t really thinking about it. It can be especially helpful to estimate the amount of total carbohydrate (not just ‘of which sugars’) in the meals and snacks too. This helps to give you an idea of which foods are the main sources of carbs in your menu, and some of the unexpected places where they hide that you may not realise. It is all carbohydrate, not just sugars, that turn to glucose in the bloodstream. And a lot of successfully managing diabetes is about balancing your bodies remaining ability to process carbohydrates, with the food you are eating, any exercise you can manage, and any meds that you may need.
Good luck, and keep asking questions
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