Ways to Support Your Loved One With Diabetes

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    Find out all there is to know about diabetes and your loved ones’ specific health needs.

    A diabetes diagnosis can be a hard adjustment for both of you to make. Ask your loved one how you can help and support them in their diabetes care, and encourage them to be open with their needs. Try not to be judgmental, and if they tell you they don’t want assistance, let them know the door is open if and when they’re ready.

    Learn about a healthy diet and diabetes.Ensure that there are plenty of healthy and appropriate food selections on hand to choose from.

    Support, but don’t enable. At the other extreme, don’t make it easy for your loved one to lose control over their diabetes management by stocking the junk food supply they asked for, agreeing to let them skip their blood glucose check, or by making excuses for their lack of interest in their own care.

    Be good to yourself. You can’t take care of someone else unless you take care of your own basic needs first. Get your sleep, eat right, and take time out to relax. If you’re a parent of a child with diabetes, have a backup caregiver or babysitter for your child that is competent in diabetes care.

    There are plenty of misconceptions and outdated theories about diabetes that continue to be spread, such as sugar being completely off limits. When in doubt, ask a doctor or diabetes educator.

    Exercise with your spouse. Eat healthy meals with your child. The lifestyle changes your loved one needs to control their diabetes are good for everyone, and your participation will benefit both of you.

    Are you doing enough to support them? And how do you help a loved one that isn’t yet interested in helping themselves?

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