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Take Charge of Your Diabetes
This book is dedicated to all people living with
diabetes, in honor of your struggles and your strength.
Many of us strive for a sense of balance in our lives. We want to keep
our goals in harmony with our minds and souls. People with diabetes often
have stories to share about their struggles for balance and harmony in
their lives. We can honor people by listening to and learning from their
stories to find meaning and hope for our own lives. Many of us strive
for a sense of balance in our lives. We want to keep our goals in harmony
with our minds and souls. People with diabetes often have stories to share
about their struggles for balance and harmony in their lives. We can honor
people by listening to and learning from their stories to find meaning
and hope for our own lives.
An old, well-loved story, told around the world, is about the turtle
and a sure-footed animal, like a rabbit. In this story, the turtle tricks
the other animal to win a race—simply by not giving up and by staying
on its path. And it has to stick its neck out! It takes determination
like that to face diabetes, day after day, reminding yourself that you
can do it if you stick to it!
There are about 250 kinds of turtles, and almost all have the same pattern
on their top shell—13 plates that fit together in harmony and balance
to form a strong shell. The turtle and its shell can remind us of the
harmony and balance we seek in all parts of our lives—including living
with diabetes.
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