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Message: <blockquote data-quote="paulliljeros" data-source="post: 1406839" data-attributes="member: 220050">Hi [USER=385080]@Char96[/USER] I'm sorry about the situation you are in, and I went through my teens, twenties and thirties doing no tests.  I don't know why, because I knew I needed to, and I wanted to, but I just "forgot".  Even when I remembered, something would always come up.  I had huge problems with an unsupportive diabetic clinic, but with hindsight, believe it was a fault on both sides.  How could I expect them to possibly help me, or guide me or advise me, if they were even more blind about my sugars than I was?A couple of years ago, something clicked.  I don't know exactly what, but it just did.  I read Think Like a Pancreas and Sugar Surfing, and I realised control was achievable.  I decided to think short term, with a 1 week view.  I started checking BGs 6+ times a day, and started logging everything I ate.  I then immediately started seeing the impact of the late/missed boluses and started taking them religiously, because every action had an immediate reaction.  Without doing blood tests, everything was easily ignored. Much of this is sadly too late.  I have stage 5 CKD as a result of those early years.  You clearly have a lot to consider, but look at this as an opportunity.  If you break it into manageable bits, the rewards can be immense.  Consider doing just one day of solid testing (set your alarm for each meal) and vow not to eat until you have tested and bolused, and as you eat, set another alarm for 2 hours later.</blockquote>

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