DIABETES TYPE 2 AND YOU

TREAT YOURSELF LIKE A DOG.

Have you ever had anyone so excited to see you that they wet on your leg? Probably not but you know someone whose dog does that. Your goal in life should be to treat yourself like the person your dog thinks you are. Your dog takes you for walks, sits on your lap, follows you around or lies on the floor and follows you with its eyes. Some folks check the dog’s bowl more often than they check their own blood sugar.

Treat yourself like a dog. Beyond a wholesome discipline, go easy on yourself. Did you ever wonder why it’s easier for a vet to control a dog’s blood sugar than for people to control blood sugar? Dogs are different but they eat predictable meals and have about the same exercise every day. A friend of a friend, Larry, eats the same food for breakfast and lunch every day because it allows him to always know how his blood sugar is doing.

Don’t let diabetes run your life. Make a place for it in your life like you do for exercise. Take a look in the mirror. Your dog sees something wonderful in you. Keep looking until you see that God does not make junk. Most of us have a poor self-concept and need someone to believe in us. That person can be a spouse, a friend, neighbor or man’s best friend, your dog. Puppies and dogs increase our health and give more joy to life.

The diabetes support group meets the second Monday of each month at 7 pm in our office. Everyone is welcome. There is no charge.

Timothy J. Gray, D.O.
Book-Of-The-Month-Club Author
Board Certified in Family Practice
Mountain View Medical Center
1909 Mountain View Lane Suite
Forest Grove, Oregon
503-359-4773