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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Julie121212" data-source="post: 2631874" data-attributes="member: 535156">Hi [USER=508270]@philly1991[/USER]I felt for you in your message as I was in a similar position and 5 things helped me the most:1. A friend told me to bring structure to my “free days”. So even though I was allowed free days I still needed to have some structure around them. I also realised I was against disciplining myself because I didn’t realise it was to be MY structure, not someone else’s being imposed on me. 2. Having set carbs / portions at set times of the day. Anything I chose. It was up to me but it was once again MY structure. I used myFitnessPal to help with this. 3. Making sure I understood the amount of time to pre-dose before meals, usually around 10 mins for me depending on the types of carbs. And importantly, keeping notes for common meals. 4. I was realising that any meal that had over 15g fat (seen from entering into myFitnessPal or checking on labels) was causing slight increases in blood sugar around 3 hours after the meal. My new CGM blood sugar sensor was showing me this clearly. (First time CGM use in 2020 helped me out of all things the most). So I kept most meals at 15g fat or under. Other times I had more fat and kept a close eye around the 2-4 hours mark and had some insulin. I also had a lot of repeat meals so I had good insulin notes for each meal. E.g. 2 fast 10 mins before meal, 1 fast after meal, 2 actrapid (slower insulin) 2 hours after meal. 5. This was definitely one of the most helpful. I found two other aspects of my life that increased my overall motivation and that rubbed off on my diabetes management too. The two aspects were challenging myself more in my career and taking on more work / more clients. And challenging myself with 4-5 times a week exercise. Those other areas had structure and motivation and that helped steady my diabetes. I think it is a wonderful thing that you’re here reading and willing to learn so that is an excellent gift to yourself. Julie</blockquote>

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