Of course, everybody has to come to that conclusion in their own time; everyone has their period of denial (mine lasted five years!) and perhaps even recurring rebellion. But it helps if you do take a holiday sometimes (see Amy’s post “True Confessions of a Good Diabetic,”) and use your BGs in a constructive way, without beating yourself up about it all the time, as Dr. Jackson recommends. I wonder if those not-anxious study participants already understood that.

For the moment, I am doing well with no meds. But who knows how long that will last. And, of course, I couldn’t do it without my meter (which I call The Leech). But I don’t actually expect do be un-depressed much anymore.

I would be interested in breakdowns by gender and age and socio-economic status. All these things have a profound impact on how well one does physically and mentally and emotionally…..