A new Twist in the Flatliners club







What does solving a Rubik’s Cube and achieving good Diabetes control have in common ?

  • commonly thought to be 'overwhelming', 'impossible' or 'very difficult' to achieve
  • many get frustrated with the process and give up (but may come back later to try again)
  • often patterns are recognized, and progress is made, or knowledge is learned from 'mistakes'
  • believing that it IS solvable is a great motivator (especially when seeing 8year olds master it)
  • learning the 'steps' one at a time is more successful than trying to learn it all at one time
  • practicing each step for as much time as it takes, results in better success at following steps
  • having the right training tools (and equipment) is a great benefit
  • sharing with others who are or have already achieved success is motivating
  • there are 'simple' rules/tasks, but the combination of situations seems endless, and the same 'move' doesn't always get the same result.
  • each can stop at the level that suits them best

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Nice Analogy!

I thought of some differences…

With a Rubiks cube, once you learn the ‘steps’, it is very predictable and solvable, as long as you remember the orientations, twists and turns. With diabetes, I have not found that to be true.

When bored with the cube, I can put it down and forget about it. Diabetes is always there.