Welcome Tara
You have come to the right place to learn tips and techniques from people who have had the Dbeest , tamed it to a degree , and also find friends who natter about just about everything
all of that can help you get a handle on things, not least because you can feel very isolated living with it.
I think we all feel it's a chore, some times more than others, but for me it's mostly routine * yawn * interspersed with
I've had it since childhood, more years than I care to think about, and my feelings post diagnosis were different ( from what I remember ) than I expect an adult would have. So it is just part of life . It sucks at times, but there are worse things to deal with . I think it's easier nowadays with technology moving on and the availability of meters, pens, pumps and kit giving a massive amount of freedom compared to Ye Olde Ways ( glass syringes, pee in a test tube to see inaccurately. what your BG level was
)
All that being said, I consider my life to be " normal", at least for me
Signy