Tag Archives: health care professionals

Acceptance

Posted on January 16, 2020 by janekdickinson

The back drop to the whole language movement is acceptance. It’s time to move beyond “meeting people where they are” and start accepting people where they are. I’ve heard horror stories about people who’ve gone to a provider reporting pain … Continue reading →

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Travesty in diabetes care

Posted on January 8, 2014 by janekdickinson

Yes, travesty. It’s a dramatic word, but to me, this statistic is dramatic and not in a good way. This article reports that only 29% of people surveyed responded that they were asked for input in their       … Continue reading →

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diabetes: personal and professional

Posted on September 9, 2013 by janekdickinson

I have been blogging about diabetes – my experience living with diabetes and helping others live well with diabetes – for over 2 and 1/2 years. During that time I have struggled with figuring out where I fit in. Before … Continue reading →

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Diabetes and Health Care Professionals

Posted on May 24, 2013 by janekdickinson

I enjoyed participating in the inaugural Diabetes Hope Conference on Tuesday. I think it was a huge success, with one interesting twist. During the second panel, there was a health care professional who – on more than one occasion – … Continue reading →

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