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Ginger,
This is a fantastic rant - and great fodder for a published article. You ought to try to spread this around to more forums!
Terry
Or better yet, spread this around to your friends. I would assume that your family, having lived these same eight years with you as a diabetic, would by now understand why you follow the same course everyday. But for those of us "Non-Diabetics" like myself, we CAN'T have any idea what it's like unless we learn about it from yourself and others.
And I see no problems with not wanting to stay out at night if it effects your health that much. As long as your friends realize this, they can plan their time together with you to be during the course of the day and everyone will still benefit from it! Sure, they may miss out on one of those college parties, but do they really need to be at every single one of them instead of spending some (potentially better) alone time with a good friend for once?
James
My blood sugar readings were all over the place for months. My doc then told me to look at my times. They, too, were all over the place. She couldn't pinpoint a cause for the blood sugar readings being too high and too low. That was, until my doc told me to get on a regular schedule.
As tough as that has been, if I do everything at about the same time everyday, my blood sugar levels are consistent and within proper ranges.
I think my doc would like to have you as her patient! I told her that I'd be the first patient to lie about my times, rather than lie about my blood sugar readings. 
Ginger,
I think you are way ahead of the game. I wish I'd done the same thing when I was in college! I only became really scheduled when I had kids and stopped working and then I realized how muh easier it was to manage my blood sugars when I was on a schedule, same food, same exercise, same bedtime etc. etc. It always surprises me how much can change when there is a slight variation to my day, it's frustrating but it reinforces my belief that sticking to a schedule is simply, what works for me, what helps me feel good every day.
And if I feel good, I think about diabetes a little less! Thanks for making me think!
Hey there
As a fellow diabetic, I understand where you're coming from, I had to learn those things too. But, what is the point of having a totally healthy lifestyle if you don't enjoy the things in life once in a while? If you weren't diabetic and you went out late for a movie, or "partied" too hard, trust me, you'd feel just as drained the next day. The older we get that kind of thing hits us harder, but spending the time with friends who care and enjoying a movie or a drink or two with those same people makes up for it. I'm not saying you should do it all the time or even every week, but seriously, consider a few changes in your schedule once in a while...it's good for your mental health 
Hey Ginger,
I just wanted to say that you are such a good role model. I've been reading a few of your posts, and it seems like you've really got it together. I'm 22 years old, diabetic for 16, and I struggle every day to make the right choices for my health and well-being. I'd like to say that "I'll get there," but I know it takes a lot more than just saying the words. Thanks for your thoughtful posts.
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