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Well... In the early days, you would test your urine with a dipstick to see if there was glucose, which meant your glucose was elevated (it had a 1+, 2+, 3+ scale associated with the color of the dispstick). This was not very accurate and only really showed if your glucose was above ~ 180...

I was diagnosed at 13. I worked at Sears through college selling paint, hardware, office equipment, etc. At the time I was on Regular and Ultralente insulin. It was never a problem. Just kept some candy in the pocket in case of lows. If I forgot, you could always pop up to the breakroom for...