hi all my name is pete ,(peter lee on here ) i am 55 i was diagnosed with type 2 about 10 yrs ago ,to be honest i try to live my life as normal ,i like a glass of wine each night eat sensibly but i cant shake off this diabetes ,i wont let it beat me ,but some times i get pretty fed up with it all ,the worst thing for me is feeling tired all the time ( im a builder) & countryman ,i love the outdoors ,i wish i had found this site years ago ,its a revalation , cheers everybody