Diabetes advice in one sentence

[Tim]

If you were confronted with a newly-diagnosed diabetic (of any type) and you could, for some inexplicable reason, only give them one piece of advice that could be encapsulated in one sentence, what would your advice be?

[Anonymous]

Moderation of everything, but enjoy your life you only get one chance.

[Stephen]

Don’t inject your insulin straight out of the fridge …

[Tim]

Get a good pharmacist…

[Anonymous]

Life ain’t over. Not by a long shot. (ok, that’s two sentences… substitute a semicolon if it bothers you.)

[Annette A]

Find your limits, and live your life up to them.

[Hairy Gnome]

Never take anything for granted, test, test, test! (Pity I don’t practice what I preach… )

[Anonymous]

Sometimes it won’t feel like it but this is something you can control, just count carbs, carry sweets, test lots and keep asking questions.

[Cecile]

You’re not alone, thanks to OCPD*…

*Online Community of People with Diabetes (euphemism for Shoot Up); though also having Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder should make things easier: all those strings of finicky details which you have to pull, daily chances of achieving that perfect 5, and you’re allowed to hoard a huge caboodle of crap/kit…welcome to paradise!

[Anonymous]

You’ll need some self discipline, but if you get it right your life shouldn’t have to change that much.

[Anonymous]

You could of course be really evil and say” Don’t believe what the docs say eat what you want, when you want and don’t worry about injecting/taking tablets every day, a b/s reading of 15+ is brilliant!”

[Tim]

Try and meet other diabetics, you’ll pick up more useful tips in ten minutes than you will in an hour with a DSN or ten years with a GP

[Cecile]

Stay right here for Great British comedy, go here for carb counting calculations, and here for a mobile carb-insulin calculator.

[Stephen]

Or http://www.fridayforward.com/ for a really good iPhone app

[Anonymous]

@stephen – agreed! DiabetesDiary is tops

[Anonymous]

Don’t hide from it.

[Alison]

You didn’t choose to get diabetes, but you can choose your attitude and how you’re going to deal with it.

[Anonymous]

*notes down responses*

Anyone got any more? I have a friend who had a blood test today to see if he’s go diabetes, so I might be wanting lots more advice soon!

Weird, trying not to be happy about it Would be nice to have someone to chat to about it! lol…

[Anonymous]

But Rohan we are your friends. You can ask us anything and the answer’s will be sarcastic, exceedingly funny or down right lies! Best way to be really. Love to all my fellow SUorPU friends

[Anonymous]

Just say what I was asked by 40 year old woman at the local job centre after being rushed into hospital at 2am and released later that morning, when I was out of work years ago “WHEN ARE YOU GONNA GET BETTER THEN?” !!!!

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