Diabetes: What's the Big Deal

You are sitting in the car, just having seen your doctor. He or she just gave you the diagnosis. "I'm sorry. You have diabetes". Your eyes pop wide open. You are staring at that big D. You're looking at the lab reports. Then you wonder, what do these all numbers mean? Your doctor quickly says, "Well, your A1C's high, your cholesterol is high, you really need to do something about it and you need to lose weight. I may have to put you on this medication and that medication." Your head is stil...