Diabetes, A dreaded lifestyle disease. For others it's a life threatening problem, for some it's a life changing aspect of their lives, but for me, I tell my patients to be proud because you have diabetes. Some of my patients laugh about that idea, but in the end, they say yes I'm a diabetic and I'm proud of it! Everything has a purpose, am I right? God has a purpose for every moments in our lives. If ever I encounter my patients, I always impart to them not to think about diabetes as a problem but a God given challenge in order for them to attain self realization that diabetes is a very simple and manageable disease.
Be proud to be a diabetic because your life is being shifted from unhealthy life style to healthy life style. You're an advocate of healthy living for your family especially your children or grand children for them not to have diabetes in the future. You will instill to their minds to live healthy and teach them to become active in sports and not waisting their time playing computer games, that's how we can break the cycle of diabetes in your family.
Empowering people with diabetes to modify their life style, that's a powerful tool in the management of diabetes. I counseled a patient a while ago and she started crying. She was so depressed because she was a newly diagnosed with diabetes type 2. I told her, welcome to the club and she laughed. She was thinking on where she can have the money for her medicines and check ups. That's the sad thing about diabetes, i'ts an expensive disease! but here is my tip for you to lower your expenses for your drugs, exercise 30 minutes a day and have a healthy balance plate. That's why for people with diabetes money is a big problem. But let me tell you this, every problem weather it's small or a big problem, that problem has a solution. God gave you a problem that has a solution and He is using people to help you solve your problem. This people are your friends, relatives, parents, etc., and they tell you to stop smoking, exercise, stop eating high caloric foods, stop drinking alcohol, etc. God made a move on your life and what did you do? God is the solution and God is there for you.
Now if you have diabetes, GET MOTIVATED and BE EMPOWERED by it.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:6
“Do you like Honey? Don’t eat too much because it will make you sick!”
Proverbs 25: 16
It's the start of our new career, becoming a Diabetes nurse educator, our passion to change the view and perspective of people about diabetes and give awareness to the people about this life style acquired disease. Our training was an unforgettable experience for me and for the rest of the class. Meeting new friends and becoming a student again is a memorable experience that we will treasure for the rest of our lives. We chose this specialize field in nursing because we are passionate to help people with diabetes most especially here in our country.