When was the last time you watered your diabetes?
We desperately need rain where I live (see former post on desperately needing snow earlier this year). We haven’t officially turned on the sprinkler system (mostly out of guilt that there’s not enough water available), so this morning I put a sprinkler out on the front lawn just to take the edge off.
I was thinking about how diabetes, like grass, needs regular watering. I spoke to a community member recently, who said he’s not going to water his yard this year. If the grass dies, he said, it’ll always come back next year. Unfortunately, we don’t have that luxury with diabetes. If we let it go for any length of time, our bodies – our lives will pay the consequences.
The best time to water is in the early morning or later in the evening when the sun isn’t burning down. I think of the blazing hot parts of the day as sucking all the energy out – evaporating and wasting all that water. With diabetes management, there are definitely times when we are more motivated to take on new tasks or renew old ones. Capitalize on those times and get yourself back on track. Prepare for the downtime too. Maybe that means having healthy snacks ready, or stocking up on supplies.
What do you do to your diabetes watered?