# New here **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-here/966 **Category:** New T2/MODY **Created:** [May 18, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-here/966 "2017-05-18T13:29:59Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 4
### Author: ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris) #### Post date: [May 18, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-here/966/4 "2017-05-18T14:14:32Z")
Welcome Shelby, sorry to hear about your diagnosis. There is a lot to learn, but it is completely doable. The good news is you don’t need to eat the same thing everyday, that sounds really boring, but you will probably have to modify what you eat from your pre-diabetes days, at least until you are on fast acting insulin. Here is a link to some information we have compiled. > [@Questions for the Newly Diagnosed with Diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/questions-for-the-newly-diagnosed-with-diabetes/523): > > Welcome! We’re so glad you’ve found us. So, you’ve recently been diagnosed? You are not alone. Diabetes is hard. We’re here to make it a little easier to bear. How did I get this? What an excellent question! There are so many moving pieces to this question that it would be difficult (and impractical) to try to answer it fully. Common triggering factors may include genetics, illness, and lifestyle. What’s most important to know is that there are things you can do to manage this disease well, so … While you may not be newly diagnosed to diabetes, you may be new to the insulin thing. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-here/966)._