@Owlie123 Try not to worry or to panic. T2 takes many years to develop. Nothing bad is going to happen quickly. It is going to take a lifetime of management . Along the way will be mistakes, falls off the wagon, leaps off the wagon, restarts and new information.
There's a lot of learning ahead and lots of new studies and research yet to be discovered.
Just aim to do what you can manage to fit into your daily lifestyle that becomes as natural and normal as you need it to be.
Many on this forum have been managing their diabetes "well enough" for a number of years. For some of us underlying damage may have already been done, but we did not know and aren't guilty. We will simply cope, as best we can, most of us with the aim of having the minimum of medication necessary.
You've found a good place to start your journey. Just dont rush ahead too fast and too far and expect perfection. That isn't diabetes' narrative. It is both a roller coaster and a marathon and a learning curve all at once. Try to pace yourself, it isn't a sprint that can be won and completed.
You've found a good place for support. It s nice when people take up the baton and pass it on in time. I have a feeling you will be one of those.
Welcome to the fold.
(Aka how many mixed metaphors in one posting!)