Diabetic Living Australia

7 healthy STRATEGIES

Finding activities you enjoy can help you get more movement into your daily routine

Focusing on small actions can make managing diabetes seem less overwhelming. So we asked experts the hows and whys of seven important changes you can make to your everyday routine.

“It’s not going to be easy to make all these changes and it’s harder to make all the changes at once,” says David K. Miller, a certified diabetes educator. “So pick a couple that you really want to work on first.”

1 Plan ahead

WHY When you plan ahead, you’re more prepared. And this can make it more likely that you will stick with your healthy behaviours, says Cara Schrager, a dietitian and certified diabetes educator at Joslin Diabetes Centre in Boston.

At the start of each week, carve out time to look at your calendar. Consider when you’ll eat

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