Stop and Smell the Roses! Diabetes ActiveCare Stress can lead to big problems keeping blood sugar in control. Learning to handle it and channel it can help you get back in control. Channeling a little good stress might fuel creative energy to start and finish a new project on time. But living under prolonged negative stress can shut us down. Try these simple strategies to help you regain your cool. • Be active. Exercise is a great stress reliever. Find something you like to do. Invite a friend to join you or go it alone. • Choose to avoid. Stay out of the paths of people who bring out negative feelings or put you on edge. • Say No. Cut back on giving of yourself every time someone asks. • Settle down before settling in. Avoid caffeine, breaking news, or a scary movie for the final hour before going to bed. • Laugh. Humor relieves stress better than almost anything. Read the comics. Treat yourself to a night at a comedy club. Laugh out loud. • Accept help. Delegate when you can. Asking others for help can make managing diabetes less stressful. • Be realistic. Don’t set expectations for yourself that are so hard to achieve they make you stressed. • Talk to yourself. Make a note of the things you’re doing well. Think about how doing things well makes you feel. • Talk with your diabetes care team. If you need extra help, they can help you find it. Don’t let diabetes overwhelm you. • Stop and smell the roses. Slow down. Take some “you” time. Listen to music. Take a bubble bath. And smell the roses. The information in this educational tool does not substitute for the medical advice, diagnosis or treatment of your physician. Always seek the help of your physician or qualiﬁed health provider for any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. All Optum TM trademarks and logos are owned by Optum, Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered marks of their respective owners. H11-01076-01_103 01/12 ©2012 OptumRx, Inc. Medicare Part B patients: Call us and mention reference code EDO6500 to order your diabetes testing supplies.

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Stop and Smell the Roses! Diabetes ActiveCare

Stress can lead to big problems keeping blood sugar in control. Learning to handle it and channel it can help you get back in control. Channeling a little good stress might fuel creative energy to start and finish a new project on time. But living under prolonged negative stress can shut us down. Try these simple strategies to help you regain your cool.

• Be active. Exercise is a great stress reliever. Find something you like to do. Invite a friend to join you or go it alone.

• Choose to avoid. Stay out of the paths of people who bring out negative feelings or put you on edge.

• Say No. Cut back on giving of yourself every time someone asks.

• Settle down before settling in. Avoid caffeine, breaking news, or a scary movie for the final hour before going to bed.

• Laugh. Humor relieves stress better than almost anything. Read the comics. Treat yourself to a night at a comedy club. Laugh out loud.

• Accept help. Delegate when you can. Asking others for help can make managing diabetes less stressful.

• Be realistic. Don’t set expectations for yourself that are so hard to achieve they make you stressed.

• Talk to yourself. Make a note of the things you’re doing well. Think about how doing things well makes you feel.

• Talk with your diabetes care team. If you need extra help, they can help you find it. Don’t let diabetes overwhelm you.

• Stop and smell the roses. Slow down. Take some “you” time. Listen to music. Take a bubble bath. And smell the roses.

The information in this educational tool does not substitute for the medical advice, diagnosis or treatment of your physician. Always seek the help of your physician or qualified health provider for any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

All OptumTM trademarks and logos are owned by Optum, Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered marks of their respective owners.

Medicare Part B patients: Call us and mention reference code EDO6500 to order your diabetes testing supplies.