I'm better, but concerned

First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who responded to my latest post. Without a doubt, you all helped me a lot.

As I had predicted, I was finally diagnosed with diabetes yesterday. My doctor now wants to figure out what type of diabetes I have, it’s probably type 2. My last test in 2020 showed I was completely healthy. I believe that if it were type 1, I wouldn't have survived this long without insulin (I’m 22 years old). Anyway, I talked a lot with her and opened up about my concerns. She cleared everything up for me, but I think she was really kind and wasn’t 100% truthful with me. That’s why I want to share a bit of what happened and ask for advice from those of you who are more experienced with this.

First of all, I’d like to share some of the responses I received

• When I asked about the symptoms, she said that I’m young and that the body of young people is amazing. She told me that if I keep my numbers in the range of someone without diabetes, I will definitely pause the symptoms and won’t need to worry about them developing.
• When I asked about any damage that may have already occurred, she said that, in general, diabetes needs to be out of control for years before it really starts affecting the body.
• She told me to stop searching for information on Google. She said that everything posted there is often exaggerated and doesn’t reflect reality, and that it usually just makes people feel bad and have panic attacks
• "When I asked about my A1c (11.5%), she said that at this level, I should already be starting to introduce insulin as medication, but that she wants to try lowering it with oral medication, diet and exercise first. I’m taking 500mg of metformin three times a day, after each meal
• When I asked about complications, she said that in relation to vision and amputations, that only happens to people who discover the disease too late or to those who don’t control their diabetes. She told me that if I take care of myself from now on, I’ll never have to worry about that

Well, that’s what she told me, and it kind of made me skeptical. All the answers were very positive, so I have some questions for those of you who have been living with the disease for years. Do you agree with what she said about symptoms and concerns?

I’m asking this because the first advice I received on this Reddit was to be careful with doctors

I'm going to see an ophthalmologist and I hope everything is okay. I had a few episodes of blurry vision a few years ago, but I didn’t worry because I thought it was due to continuous screen use (the problems didn’t last, and right now I don’t feel like my vision is affected), but with the diagnosis, it’s impossible not to worry