Are you attempting to have diabetes while being the “perfect” person? If so, you might be making it easier for yourself to feel inadequate.

Why? because there isn’t a diabetes patient who is ideal. The desire to achieve “perfect” blood glucose control is praiseworthy, but the idea of such control is a fantasy. Being a trained diabetes educator and psychologist, I’ve discovered that striving for perfection is an unattainable aim that might cause more harm than good.

Here are a few explanations:

Controlling in a “perfect” manner is unrealistic.

A single blood glucose value outside of your target range signals failure if your objective is to maintain flawless blood glucose readings. Psychologists refer to this kind of thinking as All-or-Nothing Thinking when you use phrases like “always” and “never” when discussing diabetes treatment. You view yourself as a complete failure if your performance isn’t flawless. It is preferable to concentrate on and feel happy about your blood glucose levels that are inside your desired range.

Your blood sugar level does not define you!

You shouldn’t regard a blood glucose measurement that is outside of your goal range as a sign that you are flawed. Accepting the measurement as an educational tool for managing your diabetes is the best course of action. You can get information about your levels at the time of the measurement using blood glucose monitoring. Use this information to make changes to your diet, exercise routine, or medication—not to punish yourself—but to keep your blood glucose levels within the desired range.

There are things that are beyond of your control.

Your blood glucose levels can still be outside the recommended range even though you took your medicine as prescribed, calculated your carbohydrates, and took your level of exercise into account. What went wrong, exactly? Nothing! Given that blood glucose levels are multiplely determined, numerous things may have an impact on that figure. Realising that external circumstances, such as illness or stress, might affect your blood glucose despite your best efforts is a more rational strategy.

Ignore attempting to be “perfect” when it comes to controlling your blood sugar. You may redefine success and avoid diabetes fatigue by altering the way you think.