SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THAT RELAXING...but I believe that if its type 2 or borderline diabetes with proper care and excercise you can have it under control and have a normal life I have heard you can do away with it but not if your type 1.I can be wrong so your best shot is to google "types of diabetes" and I'm sure you will come across important information and regarding to needles its a process of 5 minutes or so and personally I believe its worth it for the fact that you need to get the proper care a.s.a.p knowing the diagnose pinpoints you in the direction and actions you need to take.Once again I'm sorry you have this disease and I really hope a cure is found for it.

keep your head up

http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Types_of_Diabetes
here is a link you might want to see and follow from there