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Message: <blockquote data-quote="VashtiB" data-source="post: 2764678" data-attributes="member: 511345">Hi [USER=506000]@brainnotyetdead[/USER] Really cool user name.I get it- I have controlled my levels by way of a keto diet for a while now- about 6 years. My levels are good but I struggle from time to time with keto- before my diagnosis I ate red meat rarely- I eat it a lot more now but it's still not my preferred meal. What keeps me on keto (at least most of the time) is the thought of needing insulin. I'm needle phobic- a lot. I self fund cgms from time to time so I could stop the regular testing multiple times a day. It's expensive but it avoids the needle.  However, that aside I do not believe  that needing insulin is a failure- humans are complex beings- we need to do what we need to do  to keep our levels at the 'normal' range- if that means insulin then that's okay. It needs to be something we can sustain at the time.So you are not a failure and no one here thinks you are. You haven't been able to control your levels- that happens to a lot with life and things like stress being outside of your control. It doesn't mean it will always be outside of your control.Take a breathe- do what you need to for now. Take advantage of the fact that have things like insulin.Take care of yourself. You are not a failure.</blockquote>

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