12 Rules for Mastering Diabetes

Watch this video and score yourself out of 10 on how effective you are at implementing these 12 Golden rules in your daily life.

1 = Never

10 = 100% the time

Mind-set:

1. Reframe to gratitude.
2. Prime and grind.

Nutrition:

3. Carbohydrate to fuel performance.
4. Macro (protein, carb and fat) consistency.

Insulin dosing

5. Bolus before meals.
6. Extra insulin spread out when eating very high fat and protein meals.

Exercise

7. Three hours rule for bolus before exercise
8. 10,000 steps a day – everyday to maintain insulin sensitivity:

Sleep:

9. Respect dark/light cycle for circadian rhythm.
10. Bedroom for Sleep and Sex.

Blood glucose management:

11. 5-10 SMBG per day or CGM:
12. Review weekly glucose patterns, especially when in phase of training to determine insulin dosing:

Review:

• What is your overall score out of 120?
• What are your three areas for improvement?
• What is your plan to improve from here on out?