Although the meter probably has all of the information that I need on there, it always feels like too much information. Or too much of a “you’re not doing well enough”.

I’ll look at the averages every few weeks to see how close I am to goals. Otherwise, it becomes like all the information on the Web; there’s too much there and my brain is full.

Regarding number 1, for what seems like the longest time after I was diagnosed I couldn’t figure out how to eat fruit either. That really bummed me out because fruit has always been one of my favorite things to eat. I’d get really weird looks at my “Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Classes” when the instructor would recommend that everyone eat 2-4 servings of fruit per day and I’d say, “HOW???” (without fail, everyone else in those classes had T2.) But, since then and with a little trial and error, I’ve figured out how to do it and it might work for other T1′s, too. Instead of having fruit for a snack, if I eat fruit with a meal (that includes protein +/- fat), and bolus for it just like any other carbs, then it doesn’t reek havoc on my BG. So, for example, for lunch, I almost always have an orange (or an apple or grapes…) and vanilla yoghurt, now. I used to eat a sandwich, but the bread would pretty much take up all the carbs I cared to eat. Eating fruit as a snack would make my sugar spike first and bottom out later (couldn’t figure out how to time the bolus with the fast sugar rise). If I eat eggs for breakfast (my Saturday treat), I can sneak in some fruit then, too. Sorry if this is old hat — just thought I’d mention it in case there are any newbies out there who were craving fruit and wondering the same thing I was wondering for the longest time…