Yearly Archives: 2018

Primary Care and Diabetes Education: blogging my answers

Posted on September 26, 2018 by janekdickinson

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to participate in the Cardiometabolic Risk Summit (CRS). It was an informative conference attended by mostly primary care providers. At this conference they have people write their questions on cards. They collect the … 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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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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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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The most important thing in diabetes

Posted on July 30, 2018 by janekdickinson

I cannot tell you what it is. I do know that it varies from person to person. What do you consider the most important thing in diabetes? Prevention? Accurate information on the street (in media)? Access? Insulin for all? Better … Continue reading →

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Know your diabetes medications

Posted on July 27, 2018 by janekdickinson

People with diabetes very often need medications to manage and keep blood glucose levels in a safe range. We do this in order to protect our blood vessels and reduce the risk for long-term complications. In order to take medications … Continue reading →

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The “ic” word

Posted on July 23, 2018 by janekdickinson

Time to discuss the “ic” word (diabetic) again. I’ve discussed this with many people, and it is safe to say that about half of people (based on several surveys) with diabetes either refer to themselves as diabetics, prefer to call themselves … Continue reading →

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Turn surviving into thriving

Posted on July 20, 2018 by janekdickinson

“When you’re surviving you can’t dream” Michael Ketterer. Well that’s profound. When I think about examples of people surviving, it’s clear to me that this is true. When we are focused on getting by, getting through the next moment, day, … Continue reading →

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