I'm 53 now and have been diabetic for about 7 years. I'd say that I'm the healthiest I've been for 30 years. I'm now 30kg lighter than I was then and dance and laugh a LOT more. It's not that diabetes is a good thing, obviously, but basically you're just going to have to be take control and the good news is, the things you'll do to control it will all make you healthier. Being overweight is the obvious one, but there's a strong chance that you're overweight because of the diabetes rather than diabetic because you're overweight - and eating a low carb diet is not only going to get your blood glucose down to levels where it's no longer a health problem, but it'll make you lose weight and the even better news is that it's not a deprivation diet, you'll be able to eat good, tasty and healthy food when you're hungry.
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