It seems since diabetes entered our lives 9 years ago, we’ve been flooded with goals. Count every carb. Eat less refined sugars. Eat more whole grains. Test more. Lower the 14-day average. Keep the A1c below 7.

And that’s just the beginning. There’s also a host of other essentials that go hand-in-hand with finding out you have diabetes. Make sure you get your eyes checked. Don’t miss your regular dental exams. Watch your feet for cuts or scrapes that aren’t healing.

Sometimes it can be exhausting. And it’s so much to do, it simply isn’t possible to be perfect. That can lead to feeling like you’re a constant failure.

So my advice for this week: Celebrate every small victory. If you have a blood sugar test that’s right in your target range, CELEBRATE! If you choose to munch on a carrot stick instead of a cookie, CELEBRATE! If you get out of bed and get in 30 minutes of any kind of exercise, CELEBRATE! Pat your self on your diabetic back for heaven’s sake. Take a bow and enjoy the moment. You’re doing great. Don’t be too hard on yourself.

Diabetes and diet soda seem to go hand in hand. So whenever diet soda is in the news, you know every diabetic is paying attention. Here’s an excerpt and a link about a recent study that looked at links between soda drinking and weight gain.

News About Diet Soda
By John Crowley Father of a teenage diabetic

You probably saw the article from Reuters under the headline, “No Safe Haven: Diet Sodas Linked with Health Risks.” It was as if I heard a collective “Oh, great!” from the whole diabetic community. You’ve tried to be good. You’ve avoided those full-sugar sodas for years thinking that you were making the healthy choice. And now this news. What does it mean?

Click here to read the full article.