Wrapping up

Here’s what we hope you’ve learned from this booklet:

• You are not alone. Millions of people are coping every day with diabetes and reaching their goals. You can too
• It’s important to work with your diabetes care team. Make a diabetes care plan that includes:

– Healthy, well-balanced meals

– Regular physical activity

– Insulin or other diabetes medicine and a schedule for taking it

– A schedule for checking your blood sugar regularly

– A schedule for checkups with your diabetes care team

– Ways to manage stress

• The more you work to manage your blood sugar, the better you’ll feel each day. And the more likely you’ll be to avoid diabetes problems down the road
• Diabetes doesn’t have to stand in your way! Learning how to manage your diabetes will help ensure that it doesn’t