Know What to do for Your Diabetes
Knowing what to do for your diabetes can be scary, overwhelming and confusing. Each day presents new challenges.
Each week you hear about new information on diet, exercise or medication.
Each month your diabetes requires your attention 24/7.
Knowing what to do will help you successfully manage your diabetes.
Start by becoming familiar with the seven key areas of behavior change.
You don’t have to do all of these all at once.
But you do need to know what questions to ask so you can decide where to start and what to do.
First Steps
Coping with Diabetes
Being diagnosed with diabetes is an emotional roller coaster ride. When people first learn they have diabetes, they go through many different phases: denial, anger, anxiety, shock and depression.
These can happen in any order or stall on one emotion for years! And even after people have accepted they have diabetes, they feel guilty when they get off track or can be overwhelmed with all of the tasks they are expected to do.
This often leads to anxiety, distress, stress and possible depression.
*Because of these concerns, it is important for people with diabetes to find healthy ways to cope. Support can be found in family members, friends and on the diabetes team. It is important to stay positive and keep a “can do” attitude. Even when things don’t go as you hoped.
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