Comments on: the 7 habits http://zazamataz.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-7-habits/ "It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him." ~J.R.R. Tolkein Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:47:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: adamswife http://zazamataz.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-7-habits/#comment-852 adamswife Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:25:32 +0000 http://zazamataz.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-7-habits/#comment-852 When you try to dig with a dull shovel it bounces off the ground instead of cutting into the soil. If your diabetic tools are dull, they're bouncing, too. When you try to dig with a dull shovel it bounces off the ground instead of cutting into the soil. If your diabetic tools are dull, they’re bouncing, too.

]]> By: Zazzy http://zazamataz.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-7-habits/#comment-851 Zazzy Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:23:12 +0000 http://zazamataz.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-7-habits/#comment-851 Hmmm, okay. That's something to think about. I'm not really doing any of that right now. Well, I still read some about diabetes. My tools aren't very sharp and no wonder I feel out of control? Hmmm, okay. That’s something to think about. I’m not really doing any of that right now. Well, I still read some about diabetes. My tools aren’t very sharp and no wonder I feel out of control?

]]> By: adamswife http://zazamataz.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-7-habits/#comment-850 adamswife Sat, 10 Nov 2007 01:17:41 +0000 http://zazamataz.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-7-habits/#comment-850 I think keeping your tools sharp in dealing with diabetes encompasses several things. 1. Do the basics - diet, exercise, testing 2. Education - keep up with the latest improvements in treatments. Get rid of old, outdated ideas. 3. Charts! When I was taking care of Ed I charted everything from his blood pressure to his blood sugars and his insulin doses to his carb and sodium intake and his daily weights. His doctors were thrilled when I walked into the office with a record of everything that was happening with him medically. And this made it easier for me to give him the very best care - I could adjust his meds if he gained 3 or more pounds from one day to the next and figure his insulin needs very accurately. While I was in Twin Falls recently I helped my cousin create a spreadsheet that figures her insulin needs based on her blood sugar readings and her carb intake. She is having fewer of both lows and highs. 4. Fun!!! We need to meet our recreational needs as well as our medical needs. Take the opportunity every day to laugh, to do something silly, to have some fun. It's good for all the things that ail you. I now get the game show network. I have started watching "The Match Game" every day. It makes me laugh. I choose books with a bit of humor, and I play with my 3-year old, too. I think keeping your tools sharp in dealing with diabetes encompasses several things.
1. Do the basics – diet, exercise, testing
2. Education – keep up with the latest improvements in treatments. Get rid of old, outdated ideas.
3. Charts! When I was taking care of Ed I charted everything from his blood pressure to his blood sugars and his insulin doses to his carb and sodium intake and his daily weights. His doctors were thrilled when I walked into the office with a record of everything that was happening with him medically. And this made it easier for me to give him the very best care – I could adjust his meds if he gained 3 or more pounds from one day to the next and figure his insulin needs very accurately. While I was in Twin Falls recently I helped my cousin create a spreadsheet that figures her insulin needs based on her blood sugar readings and her carb intake. She is having fewer of both lows and highs.
4. Fun!!! We need to meet our recreational needs as well as our medical needs. Take the opportunity every day to laugh, to do something silly, to have some fun. It’s good for all the things that ail you. I now get the game show network. I have started watching “The Match Game” every day. It makes me laugh. I choose books with a bit of humor, and I play with my 3-year old, too.

]]> By: Zazzy http://zazamataz.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-7-habits/#comment-849 Zazzy Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:48:31 +0000 http://zazamataz.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-7-habits/#comment-849 I'm slow Eve. I get what he's saying about sharp tools being more efficient - but I'm having trouble relating it to self care. I'd love to hear more on your take on this :) I’m slow Eve. I get what he’s saying about sharp tools being more efficient – but I’m having trouble relating it to self care. I’d love to hear more on your take on this :)

]]> By: adamswife http://zazamataz.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-7-habits/#comment-845 adamswife Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:04:33 +0000 http://zazamataz.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-7-habits/#comment-845 I don't buy many books. This is one that I intend to buy twice - one for me and one for my sis. My father was a stickler for keeping his tools sharp. If you are digging with a dull shovel or sawing with a dull saw you are working very hard and making very little progress. It's a concept he instilled in us as we learned to do things. I hadn't thought of it in the context of taking care of yourself, but I think it fits. I don’t buy many books. This is one that I intend to buy twice – one for me and one for my sis.

My father was a stickler for keeping his tools sharp. If you are digging with a dull shovel or sawing with a dull saw you are working very hard and making very little progress. It’s a concept he instilled in us as we learned to do things. I hadn’t thought of it in the context of taking care of yourself, but I think it fits.

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