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Goal Setting?

Emmotha

Emmotha

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Does anyone find it helps to set yourself small or long term goals relating to BG control and health?

We had a motivational speaker at the last company I worked at, who was in a bad motorcycle accident and was paralysed from just below his arms down. He was told he may not even survive 2 months, and if he did he would be in hospital at least 2 years. But he fought through. He set himself a long term goal: to become a Paralympic skier and a win gold at the Olympics.
Anyway by setting himself short term goals to achieve the long term goal, he did it, and within 18 months! He’s now back on a motorbike and competing against able bodied people, and winning! Amazing and inspirational chap!

Anyway, it got me thinking about goals. I’ve been a bit off track lately, so I have set myself a goal today to stay with 4-8mmol at least 4 out of 7 days of the next week.

Does anyone else use goals, and if so, do you have examples? :)
 
I have a goal of doing 15k steps every day (im using fitbit pedometer for counting). I dont always manage to do it, but it helps - telling yourself "i want to be more active' is quite useless, because you don't know when you're active "enough". But saying "i want to do x steps during the day" is much better - you have a specific goal and you can feel good immediately when you achieve it :)

So yes, setting yourself goals is a very good idea :)
 
I do it with other things in my life, but never with diabetes management. I'd be interested to see how you get on... logic says it should improve your control :O)
 
Sounds like a very inspirational speaker Emmotha! I set annual goals an translate them into monthly goals. My diabetes goals have been to find out more about the disease, which I have done through reading this forum and following links, buying books etc. My BS goal is get it under 10 all the time.
 
Amazing story Emmotha, love to hear about people who have overcome adversity in their life.

I think it's sensible to set goals in life as long as they are not unrealistic and unachievable, be it long-term or in the short-term. Small steps are better than huge strides and this is especially so when it comes to controlling type 1 diabetes.
 
Emmotha said:
Does anyone find it helps to set yourself small or long term goals relating to BG control and health?

We had a motivational speaker at the last company I worked at, who was in a bad motorcycle accident and was paralysed from just below his arms down. He was told he may not even survive 2 months, and if he did he would be in hospital at least 2 years. But he fought through. He set himself a long term goal: to become a Paralympic skier and a win gold at the Olympics.
Anyway by setting himself short term goals to achieve the long term goal, he did it, and within 18 months! He’s now back on a motorbike and competing against able bodied people, and winning! Amazing and inspirational chap!

Anyway, it got me thinking about goals. I’ve been a bit off track lately, so I have set myself a goal today to stay with 4-8mmol at least 4 out of 7 days of the next week.

Does anyone else use goals, and if so, do you have examples? :)
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Hi, that sounds like a very good idea of yours, and always trying to strive to get to that goal must be so beneficial. The motivational speaker is a very positive and an inspirational person, it just shows what patience, persistence and a little perspiration can do to someone and what they can actually achieve.

My goal is to accept that my complication to an injury WILL get better and not to accept too much because it's not a quick fix. So I'm making sure I try to do a little some thing new each day, like typing out these words with the poorly hand right now, I used one finger and now using a second finger. When things are moving forward, then other goals for other things, diabetes included, which is good exercise for the little grey cells :p

Great thread:D

Best wishes RRB
 
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I have a daily target of three readings in the normal range in a row 3-8 when I do it.
I make a cup of tea as a celebration Lame I know, but take it where you can get it.
Also I joke - hurrah I'm cured LOL.
 
I set myself goals for before and after meal readings, and my meter will keep up to three months worth for me, so I can check how I'm doing over time. But I don't stress over failure, and if I think I've set difficult to achieve targets then I'll adjust slightly so I have a better chance to manage them - which gives me more incentive/encouragement. If I'm keeping to target for a reasonable length of time, then I'll also adjust for a new target. So I take tiny steps and my targets do fluctuate.

I also set myself a long term goal of keeping to a low carb diet, and my GP has set me a weight loss gioal, though I'd be happy to reach a somewhat higher weight than he's suggested.

Robbity
 
I find that it does help a lot!

My current goal is to keep my next A1c reading under 6.5%, I'd like to do a daily goal like yours but it's a bit outta my league with finger picks, I would assume if my A1c is good then it was a good couple months!
 
I think setting goals is a good idea,but they must be realistic and achievable and when you achieve your goals,give yourself a little reward,this will then keep you interested in achieving your goals.
 
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