Managing Diabetes – Lifestyle Changes

Follow your diabetes meal plan

Following a healthy meal plan will help you manage your blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol.

Make physical activity part of your daily routine

Set a goal to be more physically active. Following your meal plan and being more active can help you stay at or get to a healthy weight. If you are overweight, work with your doctor to create a weight loss plan that is right for you.

Take your medicine

Take your medicines for diabetes and any other health problems, even when you feel good or have reached your blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol goals. These medicines help you manage your ABCs.

Check your blood glucose levels 

For many people with diabetes, checking their blood glucose level each day is an important way to manage their diabetes. Ask your doctor how often you should check your blood glucose levels. Keep a record of your blood glucose checks and take it with you when you visit your doctor.

For more information about the diagnostic testing of, and overall information about diabetes, see Diabetes Overview.

Helping you reach your goals is part of our mission. If you enroll in our diabetes DM program, you and your diabetes nurse can work together to develop individual, reasonable goals. Our diabetes nurses are experts at supporting you on your path to successful control of your diabetes.

Learn more and begin the enrollment process now.

Source: From Managing Diabetes by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases