If it takes insulin, then that's what it takes. Insulin is not the bogeyman. Just as the drive to the dentist's office is the most unpleasant part of the visit, anticipating giving yourself that insulin injection can be the most difficult part of self-management, until you get used to it. High blood sugar is one bogeyman. Like a cannibal termite, excess sugars chew away at the circulatory system, the kidneys, eyes, and nerve fibers.
Fear is the other bogeyman.
When we learn what we should be doing, we chase him away.