Monthly Archives: August 2018

mySugr and me

Posted on August 13, 2018 by janekdickinson

This post, mySugr and me, was sponsored by mySugr.  I tried something new over the past few weeks! Yay me, because I tend to get stuck in my diabetes ruts.  This time I tried an app for glucose monitoring. The app … 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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