Self Improvement
Lifestyle Changes For Juvenile Diabetes
While it is true that the situation may be different
with diabetes, having this disease does not necessarily mean that your
child ought to cease to enjoy life all together. Teach your child this
important lesson and help him/her find strategies to manage diabetes
without affecting their lifestyle too much.
For
instance, your child may want to eat take-out foods, go to parties, and
do other things on the spur of the moment, but because of his/her
illness, he/she might think he/she can’t. This is not true, of course.
Let them know that contrary to what they believe, they can still do all
these things but in moderation.
You have taught them how to be
responsible for their diabetes management. Now, it is time for them to
apply what they have learned and enjoy their lives despite diabetes.
Research shows that children with diabetes enjoy a better quality of
life in terms of feeling satisfied with life, feeling good about their
health and about how their condition impacts their lives if they keep
their blood sugar levels under good control.
Good control does
not have to mean eschewing yourself from all the thrills and joys of
life. It only means doing what is right for you and your condition and
never forgetting that you are the one in control, not the disease.