Newbie and Recently Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetic

I am a 37 yr old husband and father of three boys. Less than two months ago I was diagnosed with diabetes. I have had to re-evaluate my lifestyle and make changes to my diet and dedicate to getting more excercise. Over the last 20 years poor eating habits and a very sedentary lifestyle has increased my weight to over 280 lbs. I am currently down approximately 10 lbs so far with a lot more progress to be made. I have been using the MFP app for a little over a week in conjunction with my Garmin Vivasmart Step Tracker. I don't have any of my normal circle of friends using these so would like to add a few positive people for support and accountability. Thanks.