[RobiJo]

Norcal89 I do know what you mean. I suppose you go through moments where you're very motivated and other when your not as well. It crushes you when you feel you've been working hard and then the results are not there. (Actually I just got a call from my doc about my latest A1c...I've been working hard about lowering it...still far out of range.) Reading your post just reminded me of everything I've been through the last year and a half. I wish I knew when I was 18 what I know now. Here is a top 10 list of those things:

10. You NEED your family and friends to support you. (My husband constantly asks what my bg is--I hate it, but I NEED him to do this)
9. Don't beat yourself up over the bad numbers...work to figure why and how to prevent it from happening again.
8. Stay active. (My hardest one yet!)
7. Go to your doctor appointments and do your lab work. (Lying to the doc or putting things off does not make it better....I was famous for saying 2 more weeks of bgs will help get all my averages lower and then it would turn into months)
6. Read the forums in the Eye section on laser and vitrectomies. (Haunting stuff, I wish I would have just read about and not gone through)
5. Ask questions.
4. TEST TEST TEST (easier said than done, I understand. I've only done 2 today...not good)
3. know your A1c
2. Take your insulin on time and the right amount.
1. TEST TEST TEST (its worth repeating)