LOL! I don't know why I decided to make this list, since I have nothing to hide I thought I would blog about My 7 "Bad" Habits as a Diabetic. I am not perfect and if anyone with diabetes say they are, you should play "knock, knock" on their head to make sure their brain is still there, lol. Here I go... 1. Falling asleep before checking my bg's!!! I have wake up at 5 am to make it to work by 7 am. I have to get Niya and myself ready before 6:30 am; I have to be out the door by 6:30. My Husband has a new duty, lol WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO TO BED DUTY! I am actually getting a little better at testing before I fall asleep. 2. Reese's Peanut butter cups...OMG!!! just thinking about them makes me want to hop in the car and drive to the gas station...lol I guess if I walked I could "Walk it off"...haha 3. Doritos (nacho cheese), and BBQ chips...I can not keep these 2 items in my house. I have to keep them out of site, out of my mind because I can eat them all day long. Not good for my girlish figure. 4. Changing LANCETS! When I was first DX I changed my lancet all the time, lol everytime I tested. The last 6 months I haven't been good at doing it. I am going to work on this also. 5. Walking Barefoot! Here is another thing I use to do when I was first DX. I always walked around with shoes or socks on, scared I would get an infection. Plus, my ENDO said I should always have something on my feet. I stopped doing this about a year ago. If I have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, I don't want to pee my pants (we usually wait to the last minute to go pee). It's either shoes, socks or pee my pants!!! What would you choose? 6. Washing hands before testing- Ok! I know I am not the only person who doesn't wash their hands all the time before testing their bg's. I learned a lesson, now I make sure I have something with me to clean my hands. If you touch something sweet it makes your bg's higher than what they are; not good for someone who is insulin dependent. 7. Diabetic Preaching- I didn't know if I mentioned this or not but I am Certified to Preach Diabetes to people...hahaha not! I do have a bad habit of trying to tell people who don't take care of their Diabetes, how to do so! I am trying to work on it, if you don't want to know the "Truth" don't ask. I have toned down a lot ***patting myself on the back**** Here is my list, I came clean. I admit it's not really at that bad! I know there are a few things I need to improve on. I think tomorrow I am going to blog about MY 7 "Good" habits as a Diabetic. Be Blessed
My "7" Bad Habits as a Diabetic
12/ 4/08 3:12pm
Lets rephase it. To, The 7 Death Wishes. and to make it worse, it is going to be a long painfull death if you don't get a grip on Diabetes. Visit http:/www.myspace.com/43yrsjuvenilediabeticlife and see if you can get an image of whats waiting for you when 7 bad habits take there toll. Don't get scared , get real.
Hope this helps, have a happy Holiday season and be Diabetic Good.
12/11/08 7:14pm
It is not easy to be Diabetic but it is a lot harder to live with the consequences. I have been fortunate to have a wonderful medical team and they have really helped me keep my a1c at about 5.0.
I get really frustrated at people who have had family members lose limbs, sight etc and still don't take diabeties seriously.
brh
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Hi!
I don't have sweets or carby snacks, don't eat them, don't want them. Easier to stay on track, and keep levels down to near 'normal' . About the only 1 we share is the preaching, and I too am trying to do better. If asked ( how much time to do you have?) I will gladly explain how I keep my A1C at 5.3, but since I don't like to be nagged at I'm sure others don't so I'm trying to hush when I see a diabetic friend put M & M's in her mouth. But it's hard!
Hugs,
Gracie
5.3 that's awesome! I cut reese's out about a week ago...lol it's not a hard thing to do:) I for some reason I went through a Reese's spell; I am glad that's the only candy I do like. I am bad about preaching I am getting better. I offer my opinion only when asked. I do provide websites for people if they ask.
Thanks! I have told people when they ask how I can resist candy, "It's easy, I love my toes, on my feet. Keeping my BGLS under control is one thing I can do to keep them there". I have known too many diabetics who have died by inches, I'm going to do all I can to make sure that doesn't happen to me.
Hugs,
G