Here’s what we hope you’ve learned from this booklet:
- You are not alone. Millions of people are coping every day with diabetes and reaching their goals. You can too
- It’s important to work with your diabetes care team. Make a diabetes care plan that includes:
– Healthy, well-balanced meals
– Regular physical activity
– Insulin or other diabetes medicine and a schedule for taking it
– A schedule for checking your blood sugar regularly
– A schedule for checkups with your diabetes care team
– Ways to manage stress
- The more you work to manage your blood sugar, the better you’ll feel each day. And the more likely you’ll be to avoid diabetes problems down the road
- Diabetes doesn’t have to stand in your way! Learning how to manage your diabetes will help ensure that it doesn’t
