7 Self-Care Behaviors

You may have learned about these 7 strategies from your diabetes educator, or they may be brand new to you. Either way, we invite you to explore and take your next step towards good control. As you learn, take a note of any questions or concerns you have about your own diabetes life, and bring that list to your next visit with your diabetes educator or doctor.

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Healthy Eating Healthy eating is one of the seven keys to good diabetes control. Find out how to eat right with diabetes and plan menus.	Being Active Being active is one of the seven keys to good diabetes control. Find out how to exercise safely and effectively with diabetes.
Monitoring Monitoring your diabetes - including blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol, and weight - is an important part of diabetes self-care. Find out more about diabetes monitoring.	Taking Medication Taking insulin or other diabetes medication regularly is an important part of staying healthy with diabetes. Find out about diabetes drugs, insulin, drug interactions, side effects, and more.
Problem Solving Problem solving is one of the seven self-care behaviors of good diabetes control. Find out how to solve diabetes-related problems like hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, sick days, paying for care, and more.	Reducing Risks Diabetic complications are not inevitable. Reducing risk is one of the 7 self-care behaviors. Find out more about preventing diabetes problems here.
Healthy Coping Diabetes isn't easy. Learning appropriate coping skills is important to staying emotionally as well as physically healthy. Find out more here and get diabetes support.

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Dream Diabetes Devices

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by Brenda Bell

Because today's going to be a bit busy to be doing actual art (and because I just saw STAR TREK: Into Darkness yesterday), I'm going to take the Diabetes Blog Week wildcard: "Tell us what your fantasy diabetes device would be? Think of your dream blood glucose checker, delivery system for insulin or other meds, magic carb counter, etc etc etc. The sky is the limit — what...

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