Accepting that you have diabetes is largely an act of cognition—a realignment of what you view as real and vital to your existence and how it can impact your life. Diabetes BECOMES an INTEGRAL part of a person’s life. “While we all wish it would simply go away, this isn’t possible—yet,” says David Marrero, Ph.D., who has diabetes and is the director of the Diabetes Translational Research Center at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Marrero’s ADVICE: ACCEPT that diabetes will, for the rest of your life, be there. And it’s a very treatable disease, which places few restrictions on you if you follow treatment RECOMMENDATIONS.

Accepting that you have diabetes is largely an act of cognition—a realignment of what you view as real and vital to your existence and how it can impact your life. Diabetes becomes an integral part of a person’s life. “While we all wish it would simply go away, this isn’t possible—yet,” says David Marrero, Ph.D., who has diabetes and is the director of the Diabetes Translational Research Center at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Marrero’s advice: Accept that diabetes will, for the rest of your life, be there. And it’s a very treatable disease, which places few restrictions on you if you follow treatment recommendations.