Is Diabetes a Top Priority for You?

2.)    Use an insulin pump.  My insulin pump allows for more precise basal and bolus rates, thus helping me to keep my blood sugar steady without having to give myself several injections each day.  By putting a little bit of thought into my bolus decisions and programming my pump a few times per day, I can eat when I want and be confident in my ability to fine tune my blood sugar whenever the need arises.

3.)    Meal planning.  I've found that by putting a little bit of thought into the meals I prepare each week, I can significantly impact my blood sugar control.  Before we head out for our weekly grocery shopping trip, I decide on our low carbohydrate dinner menus and what I'm going to take for lunch that week.  Knowing what I'm going to eat, and how much carbohydrate it contains, really helps me to bolus accurately and keep my blood sugar under control.

Diabetes control should be a top priority for all people with diabetes.  Sadly, if we don't give it the time and respect it requires, it'll find a way to demand it.  However, my being proactive and efficient in our diabetes management techniques, we can safely put diabetes on the back-burner from time to time while we try to decide how to prioritize all of the other aspects of our busy lives!