I have been blessed with having great health my whole life, even though I was diagnosed with diabetes almost 30 years ago. Diabetes has helped keep my health on track. Seems like the previous statements are contradictatory with mainstream media coverage, but I do believe that having diabetes has made me knowledgeable about keeping my health in top shape.
In the morning, while I brew my coffee, I check my bloodsugar reading. This is followed by breakfast. Just these two actions has increased my sense of how I feel, think and act throughout my day. By checking my bloodsugar, I am figuring out what is happening inside my body and at the same time I get to test how I am feeling to start my day. It becomes my baseline on my body feelings for my day. Having breakfast allows my body the much needed fuel to grow and repair itself. Many of my non-diabetic friends (NDF's) think that if they skip breakfast they save themselves time and calories. I believe that both of these are wrong. At mid-morning, my NDF's are looking like they want to go back to sleep, while I am testing my bloodsugar again. A snack helps fuel me through to lunch. I pack my lunch almost every day. It helps me keep track of what I am eating and allows me to put healthy and tasty foods in my lunch. My NDF's are by now grumpy and heading out to get a high fat, high calorie lunch at a local fast-food restaurant. I have set myself up for success during my day by starting it our on the right path (testing bloodsugar and eating breakfast).
After 30 years of living with diabetes, I am amazed at how regular and routine it has become for me. Diabetes is a part of me and I grateful that I have learned as much as I can about the disease over all these years. Treatments have changed. My bodies response to food, insluin, exercise, and sickness has changed. I learn something new almost every day about diabetes, my body and what it takes for each to be managed together.
One of my biggest issues is trying to get regular exercise each day. I try working out at the Y, I try to ride my bike, I try to walk at lunch or after dinner. Too many days, I get less exercise than I would like. I would love to hear some ways that you accomplish getting exercise in on your days.
