You can manage your condition and live well with diabetes. By setting a plan of action for managing your diabetes, you can reduce many of the risks associated with diabetes. A good place to start is knowing what diabetes health checks you should be getting. Members of your diabetes health care team can help you learn about diabetes, and the basics of diabetes care, as well as offer support. Most people know what they should be doing for better health, but actually doing it is difficult. Setting yourself goals can be helpful. Goals increase motivation, improve health, relationships and general productivity. Talk to your health care team about setting some realistic and achievable goals. Read more in our fact sheet Diabetes-related complications. Explore topics Blood glucose monitoring Find out more Hypoglycaemia Find out more Ketoacidosis Find out more Medications Find out more Caring for yourself in hospital Find out more Sick days Find out more Safe sharps disposal Find out more Your health care team Find out more Scroll for more Health insurance By law, health insurance companies are not allowed to discriminate against people with diabetes or any other chronic illness. While they are able to enforce waiting periods for existing conditions (there are prescribed limits to these) they cannot refuse to insure you because you have diabetes and they cannot charge you higher premiums than someone who doesn’t have diabetes. Related topics Diabetes-related complications It is important to have regular health checks to identify problems early and put the best treatment in place. Find out more Food and nutrition Eating the right balance of healthy foods can help you live well with diabetes Find out more
