Diabetes Management Tips

You’re In Charge

You can effectively manage your diabetes with changes in your lifestyle and in the foods you eat.  These changes will require a closer look at:

• Nutrition and meal planning
• Blood glucose monitoring
• Exercise
• Medication—oral medicines and insulin
• Daily care—foot and skin care, stress management and goal setting

Success and You
Success depends on you, as people with diabetes are responsible for about 95% of their own care.  Learning to live well with diabetes is not an easy task and it will take time to learn how to best control your blood glucose.  

Keeping your blood glucose as close to normal as possible can help you to achieve these positive results:

• Feel better and “in control”
• Reduce your chances of having low blood glucose or high blood glucose problems
• Lessen your chances of having problems cause by long-term high blood glucose
  --76% less risk of eye damage
  --35 – 56% less risk of kidney damage
  --60% less risk of nerve damage
  --50% less risk of a deadly heart attack or stroke

More Information
These internet sites have more valuable information you can use to help you manage your diabetes.  Check them out!

American Diabetes Association

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

American Dietetic Association

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