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My girlfriend and I just finished watching a program on TV called "Rock of Love". The star of the show is Bret Michaels, a type 1 diabetic of many years and former lead singer of the rock and roll band, "Poison". The show is all about Bret attempting to find his "rock of love" and tonight's episode was the season finale.

Brynn (my girlfriend) and I are hooked on the show. She loves all the drama and made-for-tv "stars" of the show and I get a kick out of laughing at the girls and all of their chick fights. But, I particularly like watching Bret and how he lives a rock-and-roll lifestyle and somehow manages to take care of his diabetes??. Anyway, on tonight's show, he was faced with having to choose between the two remaining girls and I believe that diabetes was the ultimate deciding factor.

During his last date with one of them, his diabetes kicked in, but she was more concerned about the date at hand then with his diabetes. However, while on the last date with the other girl, (the one that Brynn and I like) Bret's diabetes problems kicked in again and his date showed real concern for him and his diabetic needs. Ultimately, this was the type of love, or "rock", that Bret was looking for.

I think, as people with diabetes in relationships, we too can appreciate and confide in the person that is our rock. I remember the moment in my relationship with Brynn where I felt ready to start confiding in her and sharing my very personal feelings and emotions with this disease. I'll never forget the time when I had to explain to her, like Bret Michaels did with his date tonight, how she was going to have to learn how to use my glucagon kit and how she was going to have to jam that thing in me if I passed out. It was hilarious. Let's just say that I am glad that we have that talk behind us! Anyway, I think that it's so interesting that, as diabetics, a turning point in a relationship comes from a conversation about this disease. The moment I knew I could trust my girlfriend enough to teach her how to potentially save my life is the same moment I knew we reached another level in our relationship. The same happened with Bret tonight and so the reason he made the choice he did.