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August 22, 2010

Where To Get Help As A Diabetes Sufferer

Filed under: Health — Tags: , , , , — Toby Dushieney @ 7:13 am

Have you been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes? Here are some tips.

Diabetes comes on us without warning, is incurable, and potentially life threatening. However, there is so much information available today, along with support, that can make diabetes take a back seat in one’s life.

It can be quite a shock to discover you have type 2 diabetes (or type 1 for that matter). Below are a few small pointers to make your life a little easier, and to make you feel less alone.

Commit yourself to you.

One of the problems with diabetes is that with the correct medication and monitoring, you are almost left to yourself. It’s not a disease that keeps you in hospital until you recover. You have it for life. The fact that medicine is self administered and blood glucose levels self monitored means that contact with your doctor is kept to a minimum. In the early days, this can be a concern. So what you need to do, is put yourself at the centre of your concern. Be careful not to marginalize others, and don’t become self-absorbed, but the fact is there is a lot of information available and you need to explore it and discover how best to look after yourself.

Take charge of yourself.

Whilst your health professionals can interpret the details of their regular medical examinations, outside the hospital or doctor’s surgery you are on your own to a certain extent. You owe it to yourself to take charge and boss yourself a little bit. The medication given you will help considerably, but you need to take an interest. By, for example, making a writtten log of your blood sugar levels throughout the day, you will begin to discover what sort of foods have an adverse affect on you. Everyone reacts differently to their diabetes, and you need to have the self discipline to keep a check on yourself, you’ll feel better for it.

Get your family involved.

Probably the most important support group is your immediate family and / or friends. You need to keep them onside with you. It can be easy to be very angry at having diabetes at first, and those who are closest to us often have to bear the brunt of our displeasure, so please be careful not to appear to be blaming them, or making rediculous demands. Just have some quiet conversations and explain why you need certain things and what they can do to help.

Meet the experts.

You probably have a medical team, who individually, in this target driven world, are under huge pressure, and simply cannot spend the sort of time with you that you would like. I guess the impotant thing here is to be glad that you don’t have to spend all your time in hospital! However, your health care professionals are there to help you. Never be afraid to pick up the phone if you have doubts or anxieties. Get to know them, treat them with respect, and you will have a solid team behind you.

It’s very important not to let diabetes get you down. Try not to live by the thought that “diabetes makes one depressed”, as this only serves to reinforce a sterotype. By talking to those directly and indirectly around you, you can experience a better sense of wellbeing, rather than a sense of being left alone, although when you think about it, being left alone and monitored is better than spending your life in a hospital bed!

Toby has been living with type 2 diabetes for almost 2 years now but is determined to enjoy a near normal life. Have a look at his latest website giving the best deals on round table cloths at http://www.roundtableclothsreview.com

November 10, 2009

Easy Stress Relief

Now is the only time that is important. Many people get caught up in their day to day lives and focus on the future which can bring about anxiety or stress. Stress can cause many problems such as concentration issues, lack of good judgment, negativity and lack of productivity. The best way to combat these feelings of stress is through relaxation. Relaxation plays in a key roll in leading a healthy happy life. Relaxation takes as little as ten minutes a day and can be as simple as breathing exercises, or as challenging as a kick boxing class, the choice is yours.

Work, marriage and money are just a few things which can cause stress in peoples day to day lives. Often people get so busy and think they have no time to relax. They can also be fooled into thinking that they need to do something extreme or go someplace such as going on vacation to relax. These people are mistaken, relaxation can happen at home, in the office or while driving. The key is to train the mind to relax.

Finding your method of relaxation might be more difficult for some than others, but it is easy, just think about what you enjoy most. Maybe you like surfing the web, reading, meditating or walking. Any of these activities can be a relaxation method and can be scaled down to ten minutes.

One of the best ways to relax is to escape to a different world, and since not all of us have passports, an easy way to do this is through music, reading and watching TV or movies. These visual stimulators offer a break from the boring day to day lives in which so many of us live. They each create an alternative world that is entirely your own.

Meditation can help you learn to control your body’s reaction to stress through reflection and deep breathing exercises. These techniques must be learned and practiced regularly to insure maximum results. You can achieve full relaxation through ten minutes of meditation, and most people have ten minutes to spare in their busy lives.

The gym, fitness classes and general exercise appeal to many as a form of relaxation. You have a choice between running, walking or lifting weights. Others might prefer group fitness in the form of a cycling, kick boxing or tai chi class. Running and walking burn off built up energy and are a great stress reliever, however not everyone wants to run a marathon. For them there are other classes and their purpose is relaxation, such as yoga which focuses on relaxing the mind and body at once. Many people choose to skip the classes and gym all together and simply walk their dogs in the park which offers equally as much stress relief.

Your body will tell you what it likes and what it doesn’t like, you just need to learn to listen. Take note of what worked and what didn’t while you were practicing different relaxing techniques. If one doesn’t work don’t be afraid to try a different approach. Make sure to keep yourself motivated by reminding yourself you will be healthier and happier in the end and think how nice it is to do something enjoyable.

Make sure you try different techniques, sometimes one might work better than another and it is best to have a variety. Learning something new is always a challenge however once you get the hang of it, it is like riding a bike, your body won’t forget how. You must make a conscious effort to remind and train your body to relax while performing this task. It may take time, but in the end the rewards will be worth it.

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