steering question

I am trying to change up some arduino code to accept potentiometer input for variable turn rate. This is what I have right now but I can only tell it turn or dont turn. I need help adding the potentiometer part to it.

//steer one way SteerValue of 512 is straight ahead
if (k2 == 1) {
if (gangleratedeg2 < 5) { //will turn clockwise at 5 degrees per sec and if not, more power fed into steering until it does
SteerValue = SteerValue + 1;
}
if (gangleratedeg2 > 5) {
SteerValue = SteerValue - 1;
}
}
//change the 5 and -5 values if you want faster turn rates. Could use a potentiometer to control these values so would have proportional control of steering

//steer the other way
if (k3 == 1) {
if (gangleratedeg2 < -5) { //will turn anticlockwise at 5 degrees per sec and if not, more power fed into steering until it does
SteerValue = SteerValue + 1;
}
if (gangleratedeg2 > -5) {
SteerValue = SteerValue - 1;
}
}

if (SteerValue < 1) {
SteerValue = 1;
}
if (SteerValue > 1023) {
SteerValue = 1023;
}

SteerCorrect = 0;
}

Difficult to say from such a brief snippet of code (please use the # icon in the editor's toolbar when posting code), but I think you're going to need to look at "analogRead" and "map".
http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/AnalogRead
http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Map

Assuming you are using a servo (because your adjustments are listed in degrees) this page may also help.

http://www.arduino.cc/playground/ComponentLib/Servo

Here is a link to the entire code I am using. http://sites.google.com/site/onewheeledselfbalancing/Home/easy-build-low-cost-arduino-self-balancer