My Brother, Ugh our imperfections certainly throw some curveballs at us. Sounds like your doctor is being proactive. Here is website that is a great resource about diabetes. American Diabetes Association website https://diabetes.org.
I was diagnosed with Type 2 12 years ago. For me finding a Diabetic Endocrinologist worked well. She immediately sent me to a Diabetes Management course (given by the American Diabetes association). That was a game changer for me. (Fortunately my health insurance covered the cost). The education I received in the class really helped me understand the disease and how lifestyle and nutrition plays a great bearing on managing and stabilizing glucose levels. Getting control of sugar spikes or big sugar drops.
As some have pointed out, management of the disease can vary from one person to another. But what remains is understanding the mechanics of diabetes, aka Hyperglycemia, too much glucose in the body because the pancreas is failing to produce enough natural insulin or the cells in the body resists the insulin.
a quote National Library of Medicine “Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), one of the most common metabolic disorders, is caused by a combination of two primary factors: defective insulin secretion by pancreatic β-cells and the inability of insulin-sensitive tissues to respond appropriately to insulin’.
The good news is your A1C is in the pre diabetic stage. Please be careful, there are a lot of people trying to sell you their product to “cure’ diabetes. Although I have it on good authority a cure is coming very soon Rev 21;3,4.