Some of the tips they recommend may include:
1. Don’t beat yourself up – Managing your diabetes doesn’t mean being ”perfect.”
2. Analyze your day – think about what was different:
Were you more stressed than usual?
Were you traveling?
Were you sick?
Did something change in your routine (new job, getting up earlier or staying up later)?
Were you more or less active than usual?
Did you eat more carbohydrates than usual?
Did you take more or less diabetes medication than usual?
3. Learn from it – figure out how to correct the problem in a way that works best for you, and apply that to similar situations moving forward:
Carry an extra snack
Consider how you can add more activity into your day
Think of ways you can ease stress, such as by meditating, doing yoga, or sitting quietly for a few minutes with a cup of tea or a book
4. Discuss possible solutions with
your diabetes educator
your doctor
your diabetes support group (face to face or on the Internet)
5. Try the new solutions and then evaluate whether they are working for you