Category Archives: diabetes support groups

Fear of Diabetes

Posted on February 1, 2013 by janekdickinson

Last night my website became non-responsive. I couldn’t log off, I couldn’t log on, I couldn’t make changes. I kept getting a blank, white screen. I was terrified to touch anything. I was afraid I would break it (more). Fortunately, … Continue reading →

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athletes with diabetes

Posted on August 24, 2012 by janekdickinson

Do you consider yourself an athlete? I don’t consider myself an athlete. Despite the fact that three times a week since December 3rd (but who’s keeping track?) I’ve been doing things with muscles that have probably never been awake. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Advocating for Another

Posted on August 10, 2012 by janekdickinson

I just discovered that it is Advocating for Another Month, and what perfect timing. I’ve been thinking about this very topic for the past several days. I have long been called to advocate for children, and this past Sunday I … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Dads

Posted on June 17, 2012 by janekdickinson

Happy Father’s Day to all the “diabetes dads”: dads with diabetes, dads who have kids with diabetes, and those who take care of their dad with diabetes. My dad and I had a special diabetes relationship. Every three months Dad … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Support

Posted on June 4, 2012 by janekdickinson

Tonight I was reminded of the benefits of support. I was also reminded of all the times I have tried to hold diabetes support group meetings, and very few people showed up. So few, in fact, that I eventually stopped … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Heroes

Posted on May 20, 2012 by janekdickinson

Today is the last day of Diabetes Blog Week, and our prompt is to write about our diabetes hero(es). As an aside, I just learned that “heroes” is plural when referring to people and “heros” is the way you write … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Friends

Posted on May 14, 2012 by janekdickinson

The Diabetes Online Community (DOC) is a network of blogs, websites, social networks and other internet-based resources for, by, and about people with diabetes. Over the last year-plus I have gotten to know the DOC. Once I started blogging more, … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Moms

Posted on May 12, 2012 by janekdickinson

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there with diabetes. Raising kids and managing diabetes is a lot to take on. Happy Mother’s Day, also, to moms who are raising or have raised kids with diabetes. It turns out … Continue reading →

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Local Diabetes Support

Posted on April 11, 2012 by janekdickinson

This post is my April entry in the DSMA Blog Carnival.  If you’d like to participate too, you can get all of the information at http://diabetessocmed.com/2012/april-dsma-blog-carnival-2/     Who needs support? I don’t need support. As the local diabetes educator, I came … Continue reading →

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(Diabetes) Parents of Steel

Posted on June 9, 2011 by janekdickinson

I have a friend named Tessa, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 8 years old. Like many kids with diabetes, she and her parents took it on – she’s now 16 and on a pump, etc. … Continue reading →

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