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#379: Diabetes Doesn't Hold Me Back - But It Used to. Here's What Changed
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Diabetes doesn't hold me back, but it used to...
In today's episode, we talked about what it takes to manage diabetes as a caregiver and how making decisions for yourself is essential for building your confidence.
What does it actually means to make yourself the priority - not in a selfish way, but in the way that every parent, spouse, coach, and person living with a chronic condition needs to hear. Because if you're taking care of yourself for everyone else's sake instead of your own, it's only a matter of time before that falls apart.
🔑 Key Takeaways
- The finger-pricking technique most diabetics have never been taught - and why it matters
- Why making yourself the number one priority isn't selfish - it's essential
- How making decisions for other people instead of yourself quietly erodes your mental health
- The connection between personal identity and diabetes management
- Why Graham's childhood experiences with diabetes as a kid in the nineties still resonate today
- How caregivers and parents of diabetics can better understand what their kids actually need
- Why Ken gets passionately triggered when someone says diabetes is holding them back
For most of my life I made decisions for other people. When I finally started making them for myself — everything changed. My mental state, my diabetes management, my confidence. You cannot pour from an empty cup. You have to be the priority first.
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