Category Archives: about diabetes

Get a flu shot

Posted on October 22, 2019 by janekdickinson

I waited to write this post until I got mine, which I did almost a week ago. Now it’s your turn. Protect yourself from the flu. Protect others. And know what the flu (influenza) is: a viral infection. It cannot … Continue reading →

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How college drop-off raised my A1C

Posted on August 26, 2019 by janekdickinson

I dropped my son at college this past Friday. I had been anticipating this for a while (approximately 18+ years). In fact, the day after we brought him home from the hospital I cried for hours. When I called a friend … Continue reading →

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Social Stigma and Diabetes

Posted on March 25, 2019 by janekdickinson

There has been quite a bit of research on diabetes and stigma, and there is a lot of stigma attached to diabetes. People with diabetes are often thought of as lazy, poor, fat, weak, bad, not intelligent, and over eaters. … Continue reading →

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The Experiment

Posted on March 1, 2019 by janekdickinson

Managing diabetes is like conducting an experiment. Every day. Not sure how scientific these experiments are, though. Diabetes has been compared to a game, a challenge, an experiment. What else? What do you consider it in order to keep a … Continue reading →

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A(nother) vote for positive language

Posted on November 13, 2018 by janekdickinson

In the exercise world, “bout” is often used to describe a period of exercise. In the real world, many people don’t enjoy exercise. And exercise is incredibly important for all of us – diabetes or not – so it makes … Continue reading →

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Three choices

Posted on November 10, 2018 by janekdickinson

The American Diabetes Association says we have three choices for living with diabetes. Here’s my take on those choices: Manage it. Yes! We have many tools and resources available to help us manage and live well with diabetes. Check out … Continue reading →

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Sugar Coating vs. Tough Love

Posted on October 12, 2018 by janekdickinson

*CRS Q/A Question: “Sugar coating” is not honest. “Tough Love” should be the motive. How to balance? When I see/hear this type of question I immediately think I’m not doing a good job communicating the intent of this language movement. … Continue reading →

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Labor Day and Diabetes

Posted on September 3, 2018 by janekdickinson

Labor Day honors the laborers who built the backbone of our country. We are incredibly grateful to the people who built our roads, bridges, railroads, buildings; the miners, and all the factory workers; the tradespeople, and everyone else I’m forgetting. … Continue reading →

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Suggestions for replacing ‘should’

Posted on August 6, 2018 by janekdickinson

“‘Should’ is the most self-defeating word in the English language” – Steve Chandler. I bet it wasn’t always that way. Linguists could tell us the origin of “should” and how it was really meant to be used. Somewhere along the … Continue reading →

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Parents of/with diabetes

Posted on August 3, 2018 by janekdickinson

Check out the cuteness of my parents. They raised me to know (without ever saying it out loud) that diabetes would not stop me from doing anything. It turns out the nurse diabetes educator in the hospital where I was … Continue reading →

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