Empowering Inspirational Quotes for Living with Diabetes

"Trying to manage Diabetes is hard because if you don’t, there are consequences you’ll have to deal with later in life."

- Bryan Adams

"Diabetes sounds like you’re going to die when you hear it. I was immediately frightened. But once I got a better idea of what it was and that it was something I could manage myself, I was comforted."

- Nick Jonas

"One thing that you really have to do is move forward. You’ve gotta really tackle this. You can’t be a passive patient."

- Dr. Phil McGraw

"It’s just like sitting down to the make up table – I’ve got this I’m going to put on, have a drink of coffee, you know – it’s part of your routine."

- Mary Tyler Moore

"Everybody’s going to have some degree of health problems, and as we get older I think we’ve gotta maintain."

- Tom Hanks

"People think it’s hard to cut out sugar, but it can be done. You just have to put some effort in."

- Halle Berry

"Sometimes I take pride in it, sometimes I feel bad for myself. There’s a whole range of emotions you go through."

- Jay Cutler

"With diabetes there are so many things that you learn that you didn’t think you wanted to know, but now you have this disease, you’ve gotta do it."

- Randy Jackson

"Don't let yourself fall, you gotta pick yourself right up and strive to do better and be better! Think positive. Don't let the Diabetes control you! You control the Diabetes! Be strong because someways might be tough but you are tougher!"

- Tiffany Danczak

"Don’t let yourself fall, you gotta pick yourself right up and strive to do better and be better! Think positive. Don’t let the Diabetes control you! You control the Diabetes! Be strong because someways might be tough but you are tougher!"

- Tiffany Danczak

"Diabetes is not a burden, but a lesson in perseverance and self-care."

- Peter M. House

"People take ownership of sickness and disease by saying things like MY high blood pressure MY diabetes, MY heart disease, MY depression, MY! MY! MY! Don’t own it because it doesn’t belong to you!"

- Stella Payton

"Insulin is not a cure for Diabetes; it is a treatment. It enables the diabetic to burn sufficient carbohydrates so that proteins and fats may be added to the diet in sufficient quantities to provide energy for the economic burdens of life."

- Frederick Banting

"You can take hold of the situation. I feel great now. I live the right way. I wear fierce clothes. Everything I do now, I do it proud. I am a divabetic!"

- Patti LaBelle

"Insulin is not a cure for diabetes; it is a treatment. It enables the diabetic to burn sufficient carbohydrates, so that proteins and fats may be added to the diet in sufficient quantities to provide energy for the economic burdens of life."

- Frederick Grant Banting

"I have high blood sugars, and Type 2 diabetes is not going to kill me. But I just have to eat right, and exercise, and lose weight, and watch what I eat, and I will be fine for the rest of my life."

- Tom Hanks

"Diabetes is not curable. It’s sustainable."

- Alvin Leung

"The crucial thing to me is being a diabetic doesn’t stop you from doing anything."

- Theresa May

"Diabetes is a lousy, lousy disease."

- Elaine Stritch

"I am not a victim of diabetes, I am a fighter and a survivor."

- Tate Andrews

"Diabetes may be a challenge, but it has also taught me to appreciate the little things in life."

- Steve Loosiers

"Living with diabetes is a journey, and I choose to make it a positive one."

- Rick M. Shivers

"I may have diabetes, but I am not limited by it. I can live a happy, healthy, and adventurous life."

- Ally Brooks

"I was determined to share my positive approach and not let diabetes stand in the way of enjoying my life."

- Paula Deen

"Diabetes does not define me, but it helps shape who I am."

- Amanda Quinne

"Diabetes taught me discipline."

- Sonia Sotomayor

"Life is not over because you have diabetes. Make the most of what you have, be grateful."

- Dale Evans

"Diabetes may have taken away the sugar in my blood, but it will never take away the sweetness in my life."

- Olivia Christian

"I do not love to work out, but if I stick to exercising every day and put the right things in my mouth, then my diabetes just stays in check."

- Halle Berry

"Diabetes is not a choice, but how I live with it is."

- Brett Andreas

"I am a type-2 diabetic, and they took me off medication simply because I ate right and exercised. Diabetes is not like a cancer, where you go in for chemo and radiation. You can change a lot through a basic changing of habits."

- Sherri Shepherd

"Diabetes is a great example whereby, giving the patient the tools, you can manage yourself very well."

- Clayton M. Christensen

"Diabetes may slow me down at times, but it will never stop me."

- Brittany Steen

"Everyone has a challenge in life. There’s always something you’re overcoming…We get knocked down, but we can get back up. Chase your dreams. Rely on your support team. Find out what resources you have and use them. Don’t let diabetes stop you."

- Will Cross

"I may have diabetes, but diabetes does not have me."

- Stan B. Blackard

"My diabetes is such a central part of my life… It did teach me discipline… it also taught me about moderation… I’ve trained myself to be super-vigilant… because I feel better when I am in control."

- Sonia Sotomayor

"The way to deal with the devil of obesity and diabetes is literally one day at a time."

- Stephen Furst

"Living with diabetes requires courage, determination, and a positive attitude."

- Jay Morton

"Every day is an absolute battle. I don’t care what anyone says. You have to wake up and say to yourself, ‘I accept that I have diabetes, and I’m not going to let it run my entire life.’"

- Bret Michaels

"Chasing perfection with type-1 diabetes is impossible. There’s so much that’s out of your hands and finding a way to remain calm and patient in moments where diabetes interrupts your life is the key."

- Nick Jonas

"My diabetes may be a challenge, but it has also given me strength, resilience, and empathy."

- Joy Pierce

"You can’t separate diabetes from your life. You have to weave the diabetes into your routine and make it part of your life, just like brushing your teeth or getting up to go to work in the morning."

"It’s ok if it’s not perfect. Just keep trying to achieve what your objective is and don’t let it get you down if your A1 C’s don’t test out well."

"You learn as you go. I wish I knew everything that I know now when she was diagnosed. It would be that much easier. You learn as you go."

"Knowledge is power. Diabetes is a way of life for us. Don’t try to withhold any information from them or pretend that the diabetes is not there. I think knowledge is power."

"It’s not the end of the world. I guess that’s kind of how I felt. Like, things are going to suck. It’s the end of the world, but it’s not."

"Everybody is different and it’s not going to be 100% everyday. Expecting your child to be a certain number everyday, all day, everyday, when it’s not going to be you get stressed out."

"The learning curve is steep. For the whole first year I felt very inadequate, like “Why am I finding it this hard when everyone else can just do it?”"

"You are not alone. It’s okay and it could be worse. Your kid is going to get through it, and you’re going to get through it."

"I got 99 problems, and they all involve carbs."

"My doctor told me to lose weight, but I don’t like losing."

"Diabetes is like a roller coaster. It has its ups and downs, but it’s your choice to scream or enjoy the ride."

"Keep calm and ask about Diabetes."

"Be pleasant to diabetics; we manage enough pricks as of now."