stay away from so called sugar less sweets. if you check they are higher in carbs than the regular. I was recently diagnosed as type II and it is hard. But you just have to work at it and after a while it gets better. the walks are one of the best things going i lost 20 lbs just walking my doxie every day. No meds yet, though I know some day I will have to take some kind of insulin. I eat a lot of hi fiber food, (beans are good) and lots of veggies. Still not as careful as I should be, but working on it.