I watch what I eat and how much activity I’m getting

I regularly check my blood sugar level

I adjust my insulin dosage accordingly

Food has an important impact on my blood sugar levels, so I make sure to make healthy snack choices – like whole grains and fruits and veggies. Also, I'm a huge steak lover, which isn't a bad thing if you eat lean cuts. What's really important for me to manage my diabetes is to be aware of the carbohydrates (or starches) that I eat - things like pasta, bread, cereals, potatoes, fruits. The starches that we eat turn into sugar in the blood, so I try to make sure that the starches I eat are healthy choices, because they tend to take a little bit longer to break down into sugar. I need to balance the starches in my food with my activity and my insulin. With type 1 diabetes, spreading healthy carbohydrate consumption throughout the day is key to managing my diabetes.

As far as exercising, touring and playing my music is a real workout in itself. But I also enjoy playing baseball and golf whenever I can. With type 1 diabetes, exercise is also very important. Exercise helps your body use the sugars from your food– and it helps your body respond to insulin better (whether it is insulin made by your body or injected into your body).

Testing my blood sugar frequently helps to keep my blood sugar levels in check, which allows me to keep performing at my best. I always have plenty of test strips with me so that I can check my blood sugar at any time. Since my CONTOUR® USB meter from Bayer has No Coding™ technology, my family can also carry lots of vials of extra CONTOUR® strips and not have to worry about the code on each one.

I use Bayer's CONTOUR® USB blood glucose meter, which plugs into my lifestyle.

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