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<blockquote data-quote="AllieRainbow" data-source="post: 1790365" data-attributes="member: 473025"><p>This is what I have decided to do - I realised yesterday I needed to relax a little and just try and reduce the stress levels by being good enough and not stressing about levels too much. As long as the general trend is downwards, they will come down over time. I am setting aside time to relax and appreciate what I have got: a great family and loving husband, and enough time to look after myself better than I have been doing, and work on making some boundaries to protect myself from too many demands on time and energy.</p><p></p><p>Thank you to everyone who has posted - I really appreciate you taking the time to help when you all have challenges like me in dealing with your diabetes.</p><p></p><p>I honestly don't know how I would be feeling at the moment if it wasn't for this forum, and the people on it who are so willing to share their own experiences and thoughts about how to deal with this new direction in life.</p><p></p><p>I will definitely look at the meditation, and if that doesn't suit, I am sure there will be something that works for me to calm things down a bit. I am scheduling in some time for relaxation to start dealing with the stress as of yesterday, and that seems to be making things a little easier. I think avoiding the carb laden supermarket might be a good idea at the moment as it seems really stressful just walking around in there, surrounded by food that would just make things worse.</p><p></p><p>I have lots of healthy food in at at the moment and I am going to have a go at some low carb baking to see if I can make some bread today so I can feel a bit more normal, as I usually make my own bread. My first attempt was edible but not a massive success due to a mis-translation from cups to grammes, so I will be double checking my ingredients this time, and then checking them again! As you can tell by my username, I am nothing if not optimistic and positive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AllieRainbow, post: 1790365, member: 473025"] This is what I have decided to do - I realised yesterday I needed to relax a little and just try and reduce the stress levels by being good enough and not stressing about levels too much. As long as the general trend is downwards, they will come down over time. I am setting aside time to relax and appreciate what I have got: a great family and loving husband, and enough time to look after myself better than I have been doing, and work on making some boundaries to protect myself from too many demands on time and energy. Thank you to everyone who has posted - I really appreciate you taking the time to help when you all have challenges like me in dealing with your diabetes. I honestly don't know how I would be feeling at the moment if it wasn't for this forum, and the people on it who are so willing to share their own experiences and thoughts about how to deal with this new direction in life. I will definitely look at the meditation, and if that doesn't suit, I am sure there will be something that works for me to calm things down a bit. I am scheduling in some time for relaxation to start dealing with the stress as of yesterday, and that seems to be making things a little easier. I think avoiding the carb laden supermarket might be a good idea at the moment as it seems really stressful just walking around in there, surrounded by food that would just make things worse. I have lots of healthy food in at at the moment and I am going to have a go at some low carb baking to see if I can make some bread today so I can feel a bit more normal, as I usually make my own bread. My first attempt was edible but not a massive success due to a mis-translation from cups to grammes, so I will be double checking my ingredients this time, and then checking them again! As you can tell by my username, I am nothing if not optimistic and positive. [/QUOTE]
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