| You say you don't want any lectures about complications and I understand that because I don't like the fear motivators either.
For me, the best motivator to get control and keep control is having goals about something I wish to do. I'll tell you straight out that I absolutely hate the relentless testing and thinking to keep my blood sugars in line, but it's necessity if I'm going to run that half-marathon in November. If I slack on keeping control, I won't be well enough to train to run and I won't get to run.
And for whatever inexplicable reason, I have come to thoroughly enjoy the activity of running. Just something about it and thinking back on runs or on what the next run should try to do, it's important. It's important enough that I do my best to watch my diet, to watch my numbers, to stab myself in the fingers 10 times a day.
That's what's working for me. I don't know what might work for you, but maybe you should try to think of some ideas about things you want to be able to do and if you're going to do them, it'll mean keeping good control. | 
