I can really relate with your read on the treatment of type 1 diabetes. My father was involved in some of the early long-term diabetes control trials which beg

I can really relate with your read on the treatment of type 1 diabetes. My father was involved in some of the early long-term diabetes control trials which began at the University of Washington in the '80s. One group was randomly selected and told to keep doing what they were doing. The other group was to keep as tight of control over their blood sugar and insulin administration as humanly possible, and was continually given state of the art tools to do so. He was in the later group. Despite having excellent leading-edge advice, and being one of the most disciplined people I've ever known - marathon runner / Mormon* / literal boy scout (master) - it was a constant battle to keep things under control. It's a myth that diabetics can't have sugar; rather, it's easier avoid it because it ends up being such a pain in the ass. I wasn't really paying attention, but still knew what a basal rate was as a kid. * I never realized how much more difficult Diabetes could be until college, when a roommate was relieved to hear I knew what a glucagon shot was, and how to administer it. Alcohol & everything else was something my dad never had to deal with.