[Gangrel]

It all goes back to personality, I think. I'm the type of person who can have the world falling aroujnd them, and can (mostly) remain calm. Whether at work, at home, etc.

Therefore, I don't think about D all the time, because I have the feeling that "I can control what I control and *that's* it."

I do my best to keep my readings in line, but if I get one 20, or 18.3, I don't freak out. I simply take some Humalog, drink lots of water, try to figure out what may have caused it, and that's it.

I don't think "****, I had a 20, that's going to cause me to cut a toe off in 10 years."

I see life as a river. We're floating along, and some of us may make it to the open body of water at the end, some may get caught up the shore, and stuck, and others won't make it to the end.

I have no idea which one I am, and I don't put any thought into wondering. If I die at 60 because of diabetic complications, I'm ok with that, knowing I've kept myself in reasonable control while still having fun and drinking beers!

If I survive until 90, then even better.

If I get hit by a bus tomorrow and I die at 31, well, that's when my ticket gets punched.

This has strayed a bit from diabetes, but i apply this way of thinking to it too.

So, just keep yourself in reasonable control, check yourself a few times a day, and that's that. If you sit around at work a bit and go higher then usual, deal with it. If you are playing with your kids outside, and feel yourself going low, eat some tablets.

Make it a reflex, not an action you must focus on.