I was pretty down about my diabetes for the first couple weeks and was in
a state of denial like no other. As soon as your sugar levels drop and come
back to normal and you have a handle on controlling your sugar levels and
watching what you eat you will feel like this is not that bad and become gung
ho about controlling your diabetes. for me this lasted maybe 3 months. I got
excited about living a lifestyle that was healthy and was optimal for controlling
my diabetes and the “honeymoon” was over. Once you get tired of
telling people what diabetes is and that you have it, it becomes harder to
resist a bite of birthday cake or just one more piece of thanksgiving pie.
You start to slack off on meter readings and you’ll forget to take your
lantus or forget your shots at home or in the car. It is a constant battle
and every diabetic should know this. There are good days and there are bad
days, and in order to keep the good days up and the bad days down, you have
to realize that you are not the only one and just because you are having trouble
with controlling your diabetes, it does not mean you are a bad person. Good
mental health is crucial in achieving good
physical health.