Hi ChezzaH - glad you've found us.
Receiving a diabetes diagnosis is definitely not fun. How did it come up for you? I'm a T1 who was diagnosed in the ER with blood sugar of 750 and an A1C of 15.5!
A good place to start with your treatment is to befriend your meter. You may have been told that you only need to test a couple of times a week. BUNK. By testing before you eat, then a couple of hours after to see the difference between your baseline BG and the increase caused by carbs in your meal, you'll begin to develop a personalized list of you-friendly carbs. A non-diabetic's blood sugar will rise about 30 or 40 points and return to baseline within an hour or two. For those of us who are pancreatically challenged, it might be tough to mimic that. You're looking for your blood sugar to rise no more than about 50 points and to be headed back down by that two hour mark. If your increase is more than that, you can consider reducing the amount of that carb or eliminating it from your food list.
Many of us have found that reducing or eliminating starchy carbs (rice, potatoes, pasta, dried beans, etc.), and restricting some fruits - berries being a big exception - goes a long way towards making diabetes managable. Don't think you need to feel deprived though - look at the Recipes section here for tons of great ideas for low(er) carb meals and snacks. Don't think you need to buy new "diabetic" cookbooks either - nearly any recipe in any book you already have can be adapted to your new lifestyle. You'll need to think differently about food - fats are your friends, carbs not so much. If you want some books dedicated to low carb recipes, try Dana Carpender's very helpful volumes.
There is a lot to learn, and once you've gotten over the shock and grief the whole process will get a lot easier. I promise! We've all been where you are and know that it can seem quite overwhelming. Let us know how you do.
Jen