In order to live well with diabetes, you should have a close working relationship with your medical professional. Take diabetes a1c test as per doctor’s advice. Diabetes is a chronic and generally incurable condition. It is therefore important to constantly monitor your condition, and the progress of your treatment, to prevent the condition from getting worse. Manage your condition, and diabetes will not hinder your quality of life. Go see a professional if you are expecting a baby and think you could have diabetes. If you don’t control gestational diabetes, not only your health, but your baby’s health, is in jeopardy. Your physician could prescribe medication that is safe for pregnant women and he could also give you advice on what to eat. Smoking can have multiple disadvantages, but even more so for those inflicted with diabetes. Continuing to smoke if you have diabetes will increase your risk for many different health problems. Smoking causes insulin resistance. If you aren’t a diabetic when you start, chances are you will develop type 2 diabetes within a decade of starting to smoke.