YOUR Diabetes YOUR Life!

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Supporting you through Lifestyle Change

This website and associated resources have been developed to support you, and your whānau, to feel confident, informed, and supported as you make the choices that shape your daily life.

We face many crossroads on our journey through life. For some, a diagnosis of diabetes or prediabetes is the first major crossroads that brings them here. For others, crossroads appear later — when treatments change, motivation dips, life circumstances shift, or new priorities emerge. Wherever you are starting from, you are welcome here.

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Take Charge!

Living with diabetes is part of your story — but diabetes shouldn’t get to write the ending. You’re in control!

One of the key underlying themes of YOUR Diabetes YOUR Life! is that diabetes is different for everyone. Your body, your culture, your values, your priorities, your stage of life — they all matter. There is no single “right way” to live well with diabetes. Instead, you can explore options, ideas, and perspectives that help you shape a path that feels right for you.

This is about developing a mindset that supports your wellbeing, so you can thrive with diabetes and live as fully as possible. It’s also about making changes in ways that reflect who you are, what matters to you, and where you want to be — now and in the future.

Remember, this is about YOU and YOUR life. The future – YOUR future – is unwritten. You have the power to shape your future from here on. Own your life, and take charge of it; your diabetes too.

If you’re not ready to make changes yet, that’s okay. You will know when the time is right. In the meantime, you’re welcome to come back to this section whenever you need ideas, reassurance, clarity, or comfort. This journey isn’t a race — take your time, and bring your friends and whānau with you.

You might not be in a good place right now. That’s ok. Remember it’s only temporary, it’s just your current reality, and this will change as you start to influence your direction. Often the first step is simply acknowledging where you are and being open to the possibility of change. 

The key thing is at some stage to commit to change and to move towards it. Making the decision to confront your diagnosis of diabetes or pre-diabetes and tackle issues such as emotional eating (or whatever your challenges are) is half the battle won already.

I can help guide you through the process of change. Simply knowing what to do is not enough – when you’ve got as far as knowing then you need to start acting on that knowledge. We will plan the steps needed to make it happen.  And you will take some small positive action towards your goals every day.

Do this for YOU! You’re worth it.

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Page updated June 2026

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