What is your biggest motivator?

[ButtterflyLady]

At the moment mine is eyesight / retinopathy. Since waking up today I have blurred vision and it's horrible. I don't know if it's diabetes-related or not, but if poor glycaemic control leads to not being able to see things clearly, I better pull my socks up and get with the program!

What works for you?

 

[Ashleigh]

the thought of losing a foot or going blind.

 

[Fraddycat]

My lovely grandmother, who was diagnosed with diabetes after multiple heart attacks aged 83, went completely blind and finally died from kidney failure. I have no intention of following in her footsteps.

 

[BioHaZarD]

My 4 year old boy, my new baby due in October and of course my wife. That's all I need to be motivated to control my BG and not get any problems.

 

[shop]

Being healthy for my family And me of course midlifecrisis.com :wink:

 

[MaryJ]

Scared stiff of complications

I'm only 43, the thought of years and years of ever increasing health issues definately got my **** into gear.

If I can do anything to reduce the risks I will, hopefully the willpower/motivation I've been enjoying since Dec last year will last me long, long into the future.

Mary x

 

[Stevie2tone]

am now 40, years and years of poor control coupled with no control have taken a physical toll already most of which now I am sorting myself can be reversed

As for motivation, being there for my children, too many plans I want to follow through, and finding a huge amount of autonomy.

BUT!! oh boy do I miss biscuits :cry:

 

[noblehead]

To live a long and complication free life and see my grandkids (when they arrive) grow-up.



Hope things improve for you soon CatladyNZ

 

[llandudno1960]

just how i feel stevietone i really do miss the biscuits and cakes, but i really want to see my grandchildren grow up im 52yrs and dont feel ready to go yet how i see it you only have one go of life, :!:

 

[Stevie2tone]

just how i feel stevietone i really do miss the biscuits and cakes, but i really want to see my grandchildren grow up im 52yrs and dont feel ready to go yet how i see it you only have one go of life, :!:

EXACTLY!!

Have sat around far too long already and wasted so much time. That has stopped and now doing things I want. I plan to grab life by the b***s and say " come on then..... show me what ya got!!"

 

[noblehead]

I plan to grab life by the b***s and say " come on then..... show me what ya got!!"

That's one way of doing it Steve :lol:

Well done mate :thumbup:

 

[llandudno1960]

just how i feel stevietone i really do miss the biscuits and cakes, but i really want to see my grandchildren grow up im 52yrs and dont feel ready to go yet how i see it you only have one go of life, :!:

EXACTLY!!

Have sat around far too long already and wasted so much time. That has stopped and now doing things I want. I plan to grab life by the b***s and say " come on then..... show me what ya got!!"

couldnt of put it better :!: :!:

 

[viviennem]

Biggest motivator? Our Diabetic Specialist GP, who is convinced that low-carb high-fat is the WRONG way to manage Type 2. I intend to outlive her 8) .

More seriously, I am determined to control my diabetes so that it has the fewest possible long-term effects on me. It has kicked me into a serious life-style change, and is in fact the best thing that has ever happened to me.

Viv 8)

 

[abs]

Wanting to have children one day and the fact that I have four horses who rely on me so I need to be healthy for them.

 

[Stevie2tone]

Wanting to have children one day and the fact that I have four horses who rely on me so I need to be healthy for them.

4 Horses?! when will you have time to have children??

 

[shop]

Wanting to have children one day and the fact that I have four horses who rely on me so I need to be healthy for them.

4 Horses?! when will you have time to have children??

:thumbup:

 

[Nikkig]

I was diagnosed on our daughter's 28th birthday, which was the day that she and her OH announced that they were getting married next year.
I want to be around to be the 'mother of the bride' and welcome grandchildren into the world.
And because of the inspiration from other members of the forum I should do it in clothes that are 3 or 4 times smaller than when diagnosed (I've already dropped 2 dress sizes).
The energy,self confidence and progress that I have had since diagnosis, is pretty good motivation for me

 

[Anonymous]

I could say it's the weight I've lost or the ability to swim 40 lengths rather than 4. But at the beginning of the year honestly felt that I was falling apart with symptoms that I thought ranged from arthritis to stomach cancer and all I could think about was that I'd only been married 3 years and how unfair it was that I wouldn't grow old with Mrs S .

So it's that thought and, of course, this forum.

S

 

[ButtterflyLady]

To live a long and complication free life and see my grandkids (when they arrive) grow-up.



Hope things improve for you soon CatladyNZ

Thanks Noblehead. The blurring has decreased, but I am going to get it checked out this week. It's scary when you can't make your eyes focus on things.

 

[Mileana]

For me, it is how keeping control of these things improve my quality of life. I'm a sucker for immediate rewards. If I don't pay attention, I'll be fussy, have headaches, be tired, too hot... When I do have my eye on the ball, I have all the energy in the world and can do whatever I want, really.