It's good to have an answer so that you can learn to live properly with this disease, and to manage and control it so it doesn't cause damage to your organs, or cause sudden heart attack or stroke. Your new specialist or a diabetes educator will teach you what to eat, what to avoid (sugar), how to measure portions, and how to count carbs. It isn't difficult at all once you get the hang of it and it will very quickly become second nature. You'll be able to "eyeball" a food or beverage and know its calorie and carb content, and how much of it you can reasonably have. The best thing about a diabetes "diet" is that it is very good for j pouchers: low carb, high fiber (choose soluble fiber), and lean proteins. You'll learn to use a small blood monitor too, so you can check and manage your sugar levels every day. Good luck.