@Julia McCoulough , whenever I feel a bit narked off with my T1, I think about Eva Saxl.
She and her husband Victor fled Prague during the war to China, and then insulin supplies were cut off after the Japanese invaded. A lot of people would have just laid back and died, but no, not Victor and Eva! They figured out a way of making insulin from water buffalo pancreases, saved Eva and then shared it with other T1s for the rest of the war.
That takes guts and determination - we just go down to the chemists to get ours - she made her own, not knowing how strong it was, whether it was infected, but still took the risk, and survived.
Aftet getting to America after the war, she went on to become a spokeswoman for diabetics at a time when there was apparently a prejudice against it.
Then they got involved in making insulin available for poor people in undeveloped countries.
All in all, a hero - saved herself and went on to save others.
So, next time you're feeling down, just think, "what would Eva have done?"
Short video about her here: