Okay, I am not an expert, but I can give you basics. First, the difference between Type I and Type II. With Type I, your pancreas is not producing insulin. With Type II, you are producing insulin, but it is the wrong shape. Think of blood sugar as a lock, and insulin as a key. When the key is the wrong shape, it no longer unlocks the lock. Same concept here. High blood sugar numbers can damage your nerves, especially in your feet. I feel like I have bugs crawling over my feet at night. This is Neuropathy, and it sucks. Having high blood sugar can also leave you vulnerable to infections. If you get an infection, the infection can feed on and add to the blood sugars, making both worse. When I had a bad infection a few years ago, my A1c was over 9.7, and my blood sugar was over 300. Diabetes can play the devil with many aspects of your health. Psoriasis, blindness, slower healing. It isn’t a little thing. Blood sugar numbers between 116–125 is considered pre-diabetic. Over 125 is diabetic. (sometimes these numbers are adjusted). Another number to pay attention to is your A1c. It needs to be under 5.9. A1c is a way to measure your blood sugar over the last 3 months. The most recent month will value more than 3 months ago. You need to test your blood sugar when you wake up, before you eat or drink anything. Testing your blood sugar within 4 hours after eating is not a legit test. I used to take insulin, but my blood sugar is under control enough that I now only take metaformin pills. Remember, high blood sugars will kill you eventually. Low blood sugars (figure 0–40) will kill you quick. Low blood sugar is called Hypoglaucimia. Diabetics who inject too much insulin are flirting with that. So, what do I eat? I keep it at about 60 carbs per meal. Corn, bananas, rice are all bad, but can be eaten in moderation. Don’t drink sodas, even diet sodas. Alcohol is another moderation thing. Walking a lot helps. Feel free to message me if you have questions. Oh, about the testing needles. It isn’t a big thing. On days with a 1, 11, 21, or 31, I test in my left little finger. On days with a 10, 20, or 30, I test my right thumb. You cycle between all the fingers on the days. That way, one finger isn’t always getting pricked. I haven’t tried the “needleless” tests, but I am not interested in having that monitor constantly attached.