Hi Carissa! I was diagnosed at 21… so I get what you are saying about “knowing what it’s like to eat freely”. I think that diabetes is never easy to deal with… but I can understand what you mean.
I think the best approach is to pick ONE thing that will make your numbers better and start doing it (exercising, measuring your blood sugar at certain times, bringing healthy lunches to school,…) and then in a few weeks, add one more thing. This way your can help you numbers without feeling like you had to change way too much at once! I found that when I improved my numbers that helped me be less depressed about diabetes… cause I knew that i was doing the best that I can. I still get upset some days and cry tears because I have to deal with diabetes, but that’s been a lot less often since I found this community!
Instead of sitting around crying, I sign on and write to people who UNDERSTAND!
Hope that it will help you too! Hang in there… and keep us posted on how you’re doing!