Advice for (re)Gaining Control of T1 Diabetes

Advice from me, to you..
I'm not one to talk about control but I've got more experience (14 years to be exact) than a non-diabetic ;)

Advice for (re)Gaining Control of T1 Diabetes

• Let go of the concept of perfection. LET IT GO. Let's face it, we all have our good and bad days.

• Identify a simple, manageable goal.

• Let's say that goal is testing your BGL at least 4X a day - great!

• It doesn't matter what your blood sugars are - IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT THAT NUMBER IS.

• Just test, test, test and test until your first thought in the morning is 'What's my BGL?'

• SO MUCH BLOOD SUGAR DATA!!!

• The next step is to become a data freak.

• Start looking for patterns with the help of your parents/carer/consultant/DSN

• Find a problem area and figure out a solution BUT don't manipulate more than one variable at a time

• DID YOU READ THAT? One variable at a time! Like starting a diet and giving up alcohol in the same week? Bad. Idea.

• Let's begin with your overnight basal rate

• Tweak it

• Get frustrated and cry because it's not working.

• Argue with family and friends

• Apologise

• Tweak some more

• You finally got it! Celebrate (but don't ruin that diet)

• Now move onto variable #2

• Have a bad day and completely reverse all the progress you made

• Get reeeeeeeeaaaaaallllllly mad at yourself and want to give up.

• Debate murdering that super-skinny girl at work who can eat a pizza and her pancreas is like 'I'm going to administer the perfect amount of insulin to cover this delicious food so you can continue to function'

• Don't give up, though. Everyday is a fresh opportunity to re-gain control of your health.

• So forgive your mistakes - and celebrate small successes! (See previous blog post ;) )

• Write a blog post about how crap diabetes is and let other diabetics comment on it and commiserate with you & tell you it's okay because tomorrow is a new day.

• Take their advice - do better tomorrow.

• Realise that your value and overall beauty has NOTHING to do with type one diabetes

Toodle-pip!

Amber xx

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