I am trying to be optimistic about my recent diagnosis of being prediabetic... the doctors caught it early, with diet and exercise my condition will improve... that's what they're telling me. What no one is explaining to me, however, is how to deal with this psychologically. I feel very alone and broken over this -- I don't know anyone else who is dealing with this problem. I can't tell my friends and family about it, because my family will disown me if they find out, and I am afraid my friends will judge me. I can't look anyone in the eye anymore... I have been crying at night for the past few days. I feel like everyone will judge me and chastise me if they know, and I am miserable. I've been walking a lot more and eating more fruits, veggies and whole grains and fewer carbs and fats, but I feel so dejected that I don't even think it will do any good. I feel hopeless and ashamed and am miserable. I don't know how to cope. I don't care about anything anymore... I don't care about school or work... if I could just lie in my bed and cry, that's what I'd do. I have a therapist and a psychiatrist, but I can't call them on a Saturday night. I don't see any pleasure or joy in life anymore. It never gets better, it always gets worse... what doesn't kill you does not make you stronger, it breaks you down...