how to stay motivated

[mattcole]

when I was diagnosed 3 years ago, I was always on top of everything I had to do with my diabetes; I did readings I always did my injections and everything was going fine but recently I have just stopped caring. I'm not really sure why. I know the risks and I know what will happen to my body if I carry on this way but I just dont know how to keep myself motivated.
any tips?

 

[azure]

Hi @mattcole Could it be just because you're fed up with the whole nuisance of it? There's something called Diabetes Burnout and I think it's pretty normal to have spells when we've had enough of all the work control entails.

I suppose my tips are:
- to take one day at a time
- have some kind of routine so diabetes care becomes automatic almost
- do the best you can but understand you can't be perfect so don't beat yourself up about 'failures'
- and to not let the diabetes win

That last one is the most motivating for me.

 

[mattcole]

Hi @mattcole Could it be just because you're fed up with the whole nuisance of it? There's something called Diabetes Burnout and I think it's pretty normal to have spells when we've had enough of all the work control entails.

I suppose my tips are:
- to take one day at a time
- have some kind of routine so diabetes care becomes automatic almost
- do the best you can but understand you can't be perfect so don't beat yourself up about 'failures'
- and to not let the diabetes win

That last one is the most motivating for me.

thanks, yeah there are days when I'm really motivated but others when I really cant be bothered. yeah ive been told I need to build up a routine

 

[himtoo]

Hi Matt
welcome to the forum
I think everyone of us will have felt like that at some point after diagnosis.

to me you have taken the brave and important step of telling the world ( our diabetic forum world anyway)

It is ok to have these feelings -- I cried myself to sleep many times in the first couple of years after I was diagnosed.

but as @azure has replied and a few others may follow -- it is really important to just try and concentrate on doing things 1 day at a time and congratulate yourself for the things you get right -- no beating yourself up for what you don't

keep posting here too -- we're all here to help.

 

[mattcole]

Hi Matt
welcome to the forum
I think everyone of us will have felt like that at some point after diagnosis.

to me you have taken the brave and important step of telling the world ( our diabetic forum world anyway)

It is ok to have these feelings -- I cried myself to sleep many times in the first couple of years after I was diagnosed.

but as @azure has replied and a few others may follow -- it is really important to just try and concentrate on doing things 1 day at a time and congratulate yourself for the things you get right -- no beating yourself up for what you don't

keep posting here too -- we're all here to help.

thank you it really means a lot to hear that

 

[noblehead]

thanks, yeah there are days when I'm really motivated but others when I really cant be bothered. yeah ive been told I need to build up a routine

Everyone gets days like this whether they have diabetes or not @mattcole, but building up a routine is a good suggestion.

Both @azure & @himtoo have offered up some great advice and there's not much more to add, to stay motivated just focus on the good things that may come your way in the future like marriage, children and grandchildren for example.

 

[mattcole]

Everyone gets days like this whether they have diabetes or not @mattcole, but building up a routine is a good suggestion.

Both @azure & @himtoo have offered up some great advice and there's not much more to add, to stay motivated just focus on the good things that may come your way in the future like marriage, children and grandchildren for example.

thanks. I'm 17 so hopefully grandchildren are a while a way

 

[noblehead]

thanks. I'm 17 so hopefully grandchildren are a while a way

Hopefully, but at 17 you have your whole life ahead of you and anything is possible. Stay positive @mattcole