Hey All, Michelle actually jumped on my original idea, which was to host an official contest for the best Seven Words of Wisdom for Living with Diabetes. See my start at the end of this morning’s post.
You may or may not be familiar with Michael Pollan’s book “In Defense of Food” and his famous 7-word manifesto: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
Tons of people have jumped on this idea, and the New York Times even hosted a popular do-it-yourself “Seven Words” contest back in January. Some winners I loved were:
Drink water. Eat your veggies. Love Mom.
Smile often. Laugh out loud. Share joy.
Make promises. Don’t break them. Find loopholes.
What have you all got for living with diabetes? I am prepared to pass out prizes, including those coveted DiabetesMine T-shirts and Know Your Numbers books.
** UPDATE 3/19/08 **
I’m keeping the contest open till the end of the week. Then I’m going to print out all the entries and throw darts at them to select the winners. Just kidding. Still, winners shall be selected. Thank you in advance for your wit & wisdom, All.
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Check your blood. Inject your insulin. Live.
My 7 words are:
Exercise. Eat Low Carb. Test,test,test.
Is that last part cheating?
Eat well. Test often. Inject. Live life.
Test. Count carbs. Bolus accordingly and exercise!
Be diligent. Be educated. You’re not alone.
Exercise, test, set goals, inspire, inform, lead.
Live with passion. Educate others. Persevere always.
Check your blood. Eat moderately. Live joyfully.
Oh my gosh, I had no idea you were thinking of doing this!
Find support. Become an expert. Keep Learning.
and for school aged kids:
try hard. visit the nurse. Enjoy recess.
Accept no limits. Learn to live well.
you can handle it with good friends
Check your glucose. Check again. Check again.
Check your blood sugar. Check it often.
(not sure if I want that to count as my offical entry but it was the first thing that came to mind. Thanks Liberty Medical!)
OWN IT.
Trust God. Educate yourself. Trust God MORE.
Every day is different, not exact science.
This one from my kids….
Live normal. Hope. Love. Laugh. Praise God.
Love yourself. All else falls into place.
Test often.
Watch your carbs.
Smile!
Tight Control. Try hard. Don’t expect perfection.
My 5 yr old grandson has Type 1 diabetes and here are my 7 words of wisdom.
Live Life, Trust God Always, Have Hope
Consume Chocolate, Inject Insulin, Eat and Repeat.
Pay attention. Lick your fingers. Move forward.
Scared.Enemy.Defeated.
Learn.Befriend.Defeat It.
or maybe
Sugar High
Sugar low
Don’t guess
Test
and one more for the road
I have diabetes
It doesn’t rule rule me
never claimed to be a poet,oh well.
had to put in one mor
I have diabetes
It doesn’t have me!!
In alphabetical order:
Pumps: Amamis Deltec Disetronic MiniMed Insulet Sooil
You choose.
Take control. Own your diabetes. Live life.
Wash your hands, test often, trust in Mom.
Hope always. Test often. Remember chocolate.
Watch numbers. Test often. You’re only human.
Know yourself, inside and out, balance everything.
Sugar Free Snacks. Low Carb Snacks. Yum!
Diabetes sucks. You are stronger.Kick butt.
Love yourself pre and post every check.
As my Endo hounds me – exercise at least 30 min a day.
Check often
Count your carbs
Live life
Keep your head up and sugar down.
Best you can, with (the) best you’ve got.
expensive strip
finger stick
click click
cybernetic
take it one test at a time
This became my motto when my (then) four year old son was diagnoised in 2006- I was getting caught up in what his life will be like in the future, stressing about future meals,and what if’s about highs and lows. I slowed it down and deal with it one glucose reading at a time and it has cut down on my anxiety immensley.
Thank you for your blog- I just forund it and love it!
Always take one day at a time.
Hi Amy
Here is another 7 =
Learn from Yesterday…
Plan Tomorrow….
Live today!
D2
Carbs suck big fat donkey balls. Sorry:)
Live fully. Love without prejudice. Laugh often.
Test. Think twice. Count those darn carbs.
Learn from the bad days, move forward.
Cherish the good days and always remember.
Test often. Eat those greens. Have faith.
(sorry so many, can’t help it)
The categories: compulsively compliant, non-compliant. Choose one.
Here are couple.
Test, Bolus, Eat. Test, Bolus, Eat. Repeat.
or how about
Test, Bolus, Eat, Test, Treat, Wait, Repeat.
(Note the treat in this one means treat high or low blood glucose not eat a treat).
Diabetes isn’t disasterous if you laugh often.
Oh, and also…
Your diabetes is NOT someone else’s diabetes.
Diet, exercise, test sugar
family, friends, God
Diabetes doesn’t control us, we control it.