hi Dave, I'm including a link to one of my favorite discussions here
https://forum.tudiabetes.org/topics/worst-diabetic-ever-needs-help
I really love the comment by Kristin about how you have to train yourself not to look at the numbers as "bad" because it makes you feel like you're a bad person. Kristin helped me a LOT to think to myself when I see a "higher than I'd like" number to say to myself, "wow, I'm glad I caught that now" and take your correction or whatever you need to do, and continue on. You know yourself how it's not helpful at all to make a person w/ type1 feel like they did something "wrong".