Today is the first day of Diabetes Month. The American Diabetes Association calls it “American Diabetes Month” and the National Diabetes Education Program calls it “National Diabetes Month.” The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation calls it National Diabetes Awareness Month, and today, in particular is T1Day. No matter how you slice it, though, it’s a month to focus on diabetes. Better yet, it’s a month to focus on living a healthy and full life with diabetes.
November 1st is a great day to start paying attention – especially for those of us who participated in Halloween festivities recently :). Perhaps we’ll start a diabetes management habit this month – checking blood glucose, getting enough sleep, taking medications on time, making different food choices, being active – or perhaps we’ll re-start some healthy habits.
It’s also a good time to think about what motivates us and act on that. Set some goals – perhaps plan for having a healthy holiday season. I have some large projects that I’m planning to hammer out this month. I can make all sorts of excuses, but the truth is that I want to get them done and it’s my choice to do so. Diabetes Month is also a good time to prevent diabetes. If you are at risk for diabetes, or know someone who is, perhaps you could share some information about prevention.
Happy Diabetes Month, everyone! What are you going to do with yourself this month?