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Originally Posted by Alice

This is making me remember one of my "lost memories" of childhood! I had signed up sponsors for a "Walk for Mankind" which I believe was 21 miles around my home town. I remember water stops and maybe a few KoolAid/Punch stops.

Hello Alice , I can soo remember those days of guess how you feel and indeed ignorance is bliss as back then I was at the Barre in ballet class and then I wish I had a meter then as I throw my body around and create some sweat and drank water like a fish and I had a jar full of jelly baby's or beans.

My friends dropped out very early. I walked the entire 21 miles without a meter...I don't think I had much in the way of glucose with me...I had confidently told my mother there would be juice along the way.

Yeah, I just made sure that I ate well and have something with me and no meters.

I was very happy...and I'm sure my mom was very relieved when I called from the City Center for a ride home. This was back in the early 70's...no cell phones, meters, etc.
Now, it's one of my proudest moments. (Ignorance is bliss)...for all I know, my glucose could have been in the 200's the whole way...or just on the edge of happiness...I'll never know. As Richard says in his epic journal...we just didn't know. But it didn't stop us very often.

Yes, I miss ballet as I had Meany friends at that time, I certainly don't miss those En Pointe shoes so as you see a ballerina on her toes and smiling then the pain that she is hiding is there. Many blisters. Today they have toe socks so not so painful? MMMmmm...... Ahh Those were the days.
Alice, When you were diagnosed? as I was in '71.