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Diabetes affects every
aspect of your life.

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Choosing to make healthy
changes to your everyday

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lifestyle habits can lead
to better blood glucose

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management and better
overall health.

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These include healthy
eating, being active,

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monitoring your
blood glucose, taking

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medications, problem
solving, healthy coping

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and reducing risks.

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 "So the seven areas that are really helpful to

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 managing blood sugar and that allow you to feel

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 more empowered and in control of diabetes."

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Making lifestyle changes
can be difficult.

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You are trying to change
habits you have lived with

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for years.

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 "Oh yeah, change lifestyle.

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 I had to change the way I eat.

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 I had to change the way I think."

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Making a change for your
health is a good thing.

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But we live in a world
where we expect instant

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results.

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I'll lose 20 pounds in a
month, my blood glucose

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will be in my target range
by the end of the week and

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stay there forever...And
when we don't get quick

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results, we get
frustrated and give up.

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These are not the kinds
of lifestyle changes that

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will result in
lifelong success.

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Instead, small, gradual
changes to your everyday

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habits can lead to
lifelong changes that will

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have a positive
effect on your health.

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 "So to incorporate the physical activity,

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 initially, yes.

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 It was definitely one of those things that I had to

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 say, "Okay.

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 I'm going to exercise.""

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Which may mean better
glucose management and

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fewer complications from
diabetes, including heart

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disease.

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Look at the 7
areas of change.

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Pick an area that you
can work on and start to

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prepare for making
the lifestyle change.

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Identify ways you can
make it part of your daily

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life.

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Make sure that you are
fully ready to commit to

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your change.

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And then put
it into action.

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Soon it will
second nature.

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 "You can get hooked on it and as a matter of fact I

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 think I have gotten hooked on it.

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 I wake up in the morning and I looking forward to

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 go-- to walk; I just love doing so."

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Have you decided
to make a change?

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Making small changes in
any of these areas can

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help you to better manage
your blood glucose, which

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can lead to preventing the
long-term complications of

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diabetes.

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Work with your diabetes
health care team to make a

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plan that puts you on
the road to better blood

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glucose management.