When your diabetes isn't going the way you need it to, don't be afraid to change your approach and try to learn something different. It’s not about changing everything in your life to fit the diabetes or changing everything about the diabetes to fit your life…it’s a combination of both. Sometimes, when your friends want to grab some Ben & Jerry’s, it’s okay to feed the sweet tooth, take a lot of insulin, and fit diabetes into your life. Other days, when your sugar levels are running high for this reason or that, a bowl of strawberry ice cream may not be the best idea, so it would be wise to adjust your life to the diabetes and grab a handful of carrots.
My father's "A.I.O." is a great way to approach so many things in life (school, boyfriends, girlfriends, work, family), but with diabetes I think it makes perfect sense because we are trying to anticipate everything our blood sugar is going to do, and we can't anticipate that perfectly. No way. Next time, take a minute to figure out what's going on, adapt to the new needs of your blood sugar, your family, your life --whatever!-- and keep going.
Easier said than done, I know, but it's the best choice you have and it's worth it.
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