Ten Commandments For Excellent Diabetes Care

Follow these recommendations and you will not only avoid complications of diabetes but you will be healthier than your friends without diabetes.

• Major monitoring: Make sure your doctor orders hemoglobin A1c tests, lipid profiles, and urine microalbuminuria tests at appropriate intervals
• Devout dieting: Keep your calories down so your body mass index is between 20 and 25
• Tenacious testing: Test your blood glucose at least four times daily if you have type 1 and twice daily with type 2 diabetes
• Enthusiastic exercising: Do 30 minutes of exercise at least 5 times a week
• Lifelong learning: Go to refresher classes on diabetes or read the latest edition of this book.
• Meticulous medicating: Be sure to take your medication at the right time and in the right amount.
• Appropriate attitude: Stay positive and keep your humor level high.
• Preventive planning: Know what you are getting into when you go out to a restaurant or someone.s home to eat.
• Fastidious footcare: Check your feet regularly for damage and use skin lubricants to keep them soft and moist.
• Essential eye care: See the optometrist or ophthalmologist at least once a year to have your eyes checked.