My son stopped over yesterday and had a copy of a free magazine, he picked up at a local drugstore.  The name of the magazine is ”diabetes & you”.  A nice little book, with some articles and recipes and advertisements for diabetic medications and products.  There was one article, that I particularly liked.  It was an article written by a TV personality, a woman.  She found out, quite by accident, that she had very high blood sugar levels.  She went to her physician and he said, she did have type 2 diabetes.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends an A1C of less than 7% for many diabetics.  Some, but not all, subscribe to those recommendations.  Unfortunately, almost 50% have higher A1C results, that put them at risk for complications.  And those complications can often be devastating.  Being a diabetic, you are aware of some of those complications.  So, what is the answer?  For those of us, who get a headache, we just take an aspirin or other pain reliever.  For a diabetic, it is not so easy.

Tips For Managing Diabetes

Here are this lady’s tips for managing diabetes.

Diet- Learn about the foods, that are best for you to eat.  It is done by trial and error, so don’t get discouraged.  A1C goals may be needed to be adjusted.  Be diligent, this is important for you healthy life.

Exercise- oh, that awful word.  For those, who have lead a sedentary lifestyle it is an awful word.  But, it is so very important to merge your diet to your exercise program.  Exercising can be a s easy as just walking.  Get off the couch and walk.  The more you walk, the more you will want to.  Walking is addictive, become a walking addict.  Get that body moving.  Go online to MSN health and fitness.  It is a free app, that you list all your food intake and log your exercise.  Also, download “healthvault”.  It goes right along with “health and fitness”.

Organization- Start a log of what and how much you eat at each meal.  No cheating on your log, now.  Have you pantry and fridge prepared with good foods.  Keep a good supply on hand, so don’t run out and grab that cheeseburger, fries and a malt.

I hope these tips help you, on your way to good diabetes management.  Like us and Face Book and please comeback and visit us.  If you have ideas, please go to the contact button and let us know your thoughts.  Thank you.  www.carbaholicsanonymous.com

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