Well-controlled diabetes | Not well-controlled diabetes |
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Imagine that you have diabetes as described. | Imagine that you have diabetes as described. |
Imagine that you succeed in keeping your treatment plan. Your doctor has told you that your average blood sugar is on target. Therefore: | However, for some time you have had trouble following your treatment plan. Your doctor has told you that your average blood sugar is higher than it should be. As a consequence: |
• You rarely feel excessive thirst and rarely have to urinate more often, neither during the day nor during the night. • You rarely drink a lot. • A minor problem for you is feeling scared and depressed thinking about living with diabetes. • Keeping your blood sugar at a good level requires constant focus on your lifestyle. | • You sometimes feel excessive thirst and have to urinate more often, during both the day and the night. • You sometimes also drink a lot. • Sometimes you feel tired and without energy. • A problem for you is feeling scared and depressed thinking about living with diabetes. • You wish your average blood sugar were lower, but it would require several lifestyle changes and you do not want diabetes to control your life. |
Imagine what it would be like for you to live with diabetes every day for the rest of your life. | Imagine what it would be like for you to live with diabetes every day for the rest of your life. |