It all begins with self-love and a growth mindset.
What does a positive mindset mean to you? For me having a positive mindset means growth, possibilities and staying positive when things get hard. Having a positive mindset when you have diabetes can help you navigate the daily struggles we all have. Instead of thinking, I have to plan or pack my food. Maybe a new thought is, I get to pack whatever food I want and I know it will taste good because I made it.
How you think about your diabetes can make all the difference in how you manage it. For me having a CGM really helped me understand how food metabolizes in my body and what foods increase my sugars. Since getting my CGM last year, I have gathered so much diabetes date on myself to make planning less of a stressor. I know which foods will spike and which ones won’t.
Take a minute and think, what things you know about your diabetes? Do you know if exercising after a meal will help lower your sugars, will help you digest your meal easier or make you spike? Often time with diabetes we go off of how we feel. Meaning, how our bodies feel in the moment. This can be helpful but it can also be deceiving. I encourage you this week to look at the postives you have control over with your diabetes. Move that negative heavy mindset into a positive one.
