Diabetes

Planning Monitoring, Downtime and the Bottom Line...

Monitoring
Regularly monitoring your blood glucose will give you immediate feedback on how your diabetes management plan is working. Decide in advance how often you plan to check your blood glucose. If you know monitoring helps you stay on track, check more often.

Consider jumping on a scale regularly if you are trying to manage your weight. Weighing yourself at least once a week will help you see if your weight is unexpectedly moving in the wrong direction.

Downtime
With all the activities and added responsibilities of the holidays, sleep and relaxation are often placed on the back-burner. Nothing can unravel your diabetes control quicker than becoming overloaded, stressed out, or trying to run on insufficient sleep. Prioritize and schedule time for rest and relaxation and activities that you relish in. Reading, exercise, prayer, meditation, yoga, conversing with a special friend or loved one, or just snuggling up with your pet can have profound psychological and relaxation benefits.

The Bottom Line
You can eat well, enjoy your holiday season, and still be able to take care of your diabetes. Decide on a plan of action and stay committed so you can reap the rewards of good health and balance during this special time of year.

To make managing diabetes even easier, try the eDiets Living with Diabetes Meal Plan and actually enjoy eating healthy.

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