Welcome to the club, Kerrie. Actually, you just qualify and no more. A fasting blood sugar over 7.1 mmol/l and a glucose tolerance test over 11.1mmol/l are the minimum entry requirements!
You're right to cut out the sugars of course, but since diabetes is essentially a disease of carbohydrate metabolism, you would benefit from cutting back on the foods that release sugar into the bloodstream, even though you may not percieve them as sweet. These are the starchy foods which deliver a big sugar hit as they are digested and they include breads, potatoes, white rice, pasta and anything made with refined white flour or sugar.
If that sounds like a big part of a normal diet, it's largely because what we've come to perceive as normal is actually far from it. If you replace these things with healthy natural foods that have a much smaller impact on blood sugar levels then your readings will improve, and so should your weight. Such foods include meat, fish, eggs, nuts, dairy, most vegetables and some fruits.
Now the good news. If you make these changes, you may find your readings drop back into a non-diabetic range, which would be fantastic.
All the best,
fergus