Diabetes Routine: Building Daily Habits, Chapter 1: Small Steps, Every Day

Welcome, Glad You're Here

This course introduces small daily habits for people with diabetes, prediabetes and caregivers.

Get a quick sense of what this course offers and who it can help.

This course is for anyone building a daily routine. That includes people with diabetes. It also includes people with prediabetes, a term your doctor may use.

Caregivers, who help with daily care, are included too.

A routine is like a worn path across a yard. Each walk makes it easier to follow.

You will learn small habits that fit into an ordinary day. They cover meals, movement, sleep and quick body checks, like a look at your feet.

Each habit rides on something you already do, like making your morning coffee. That gives it a built-in reminder.

A loop of three circles joined by green arrows. The first circle is the cue, the second is the routine, and the third is a reward star. In the last state the arrows close the loop and it goes round again. The cue is a coffee mug and the routine is a checklist.

Take each lesson at a pace that suits your week. You can start with the habit closest to your day. If dinner runs late or a walk gets skipped, you can pick it up tomorrow.

This course works alongside your care, not in place of it.

Key takeaways

  • This course is for anyone building a daily routine, including caregivers.
  • Small habits fit into ordinary days, and no perfect plan is needed.
  • Pick goals that fit your own life.

Try it

Pick one thing you already do every day. Write it on a note as the spot for your first habit.

Next lesson: Why Small Daily Actions Count