@jaxd67 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Please don't be scared. As @cehunt57 Cheryl commented, getting control of your health is important. You have a job ahead of you, focus on that!

Diabetes and high blood pressure are the two leading causes of Chronic Kidney Disease [CKD]. It is a sneaky thing, our kidneys learn to accommodate the disease process, and offer us little warning or indication that there is a problem. Then, it seems out of nowhere, we find out yes, indeed, there is a problem! Now is the time to work on educating yourself, and gathering information that will help you in your own journey. As Cheryl said, getting both your endocrinologist for diabetes, and nephrologist for kidneys, to help you. Remember, you are also part of that team! A sound renal diet is a great thing. For me, and many others, that means watching your intake of sodium, calcium, potassium, phosphorous, sugar, processed meats.

Yeah! for your decrease A1C after taking that medication! No one said it will be easy, but you got this! And we here on Connect are right there beside you to help and cheer you on!
Ginger