Category Archives: diabetes education

#TCDiabetes 10th Anniversary

Teachers College (the Graduate School of Education, Health, and Psychology at Columbia University) launched the world’s first Master of Science in Diabetes Education and Management (#TCDiabetes) in September, 2011. That was the first time academic preparation for the specialty of … Continue reading

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Parents of/with diabetes

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 Gift of Agency

Have you heard of agency? I’m not talking about an organization or office. I’m hearing and reading agency, meaning the ability to act, more and more. I think of agency as feeling in control. One place it came up recently was in the … Continue reading

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Cell Phone Cyanosis

My kids are attached to their cell phones like some people are to oxygen. So I sometimes give them a hard time if they are away from their phones by asking, “Are you OK? Can you breathe?” What about diabetes … Continue reading

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Different Problems, Same Goal

Last Sunday at #AADE17, I had the honor to be part of a presentation on the language of diabetes. Three of us, who are authors on the upcoming joint paper on language use in diabetes care and education, presented to … Continue reading

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What diabetes educators do…

I recently returned from the American Association of Diabetes Educators’ Annual Meeting. There we shared ideas, learned new concepts, met new people, grew, expanded our understanding, viewed new products, and more. Being at a national meeting always feels larger than life. … Continue reading

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Understanding vs. Memorizing

It is more important to understand something than to do it by rote – or memorize it. Especially in diabetes management. If you find yourself doing something “just because” or “because they told me to,” ask about it. Find out … Continue reading

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Learning Style

As an educator I think about learning styles a lot. In terms of my own learning style – I love to read and I like (short!) videos. If I need to learn how to use something on the computer, I … Continue reading

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