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Category Archives: health care
Demand a referral
I am at the annual meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators, and it’s off to a great start! This morning the current AADE president, Sandi Burke, said that she looks forward to a time when every person with … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, diabetes education, diabetes educators, referral
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Diabetes and Freedom
It’s the fourth of July again (how does a year go by so fast?), and I still connect with the way I felt on this day last year, so I’m reposting (with a couple updates) what I wrote on 7/4/11. … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th of July, diabetes, freedom, July 4th, resources
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Insurance Coverage
A few weeks back I participated in a live twitter chat on Diabetes Social Media Advocacy. The question was what would I want my health insurance to cover and why. I am very fortunate to have private health insurance through … Continue reading
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Tagged back rub, blood glucose, body work, deep tissue massage, diabetes, health insurance, insurance coverage, massage
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Diabetes Questions
Thanks to a blog post by Scott K. Johnson, I just viewed a public service announcement about the importance of asking questions, for patients with diabetes and their health care providers. This is something I routinely emphasize with people I … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, HAWMC, health care, questions
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Best Diabetes Visit
I’m using one of my bonus prompts today, because it’s a ‘free day’ and I have no brain cells left to think of something on my own. I spent the day in an incredible training with Todd Musselman. I highly … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, hospital stays, in-patient diabetes, independent management, pregnancy
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Did you find everything you were looking for?
Why do cashiers ask this question if they have no intention of helping you find what you didn’t find? This happened to me today. I was asked the question and at first I was going to give my usual answer, … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, follow up
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Do you know who your provider is?
There is an interesting discussion taking place on the New York Times Well Blog about the term, “provider.” In health care we often hear and use the provider as a generic word for a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant … Continue reading
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Tagged health care professional, health care provider, nurse practitioner, PA, physician, physician assistant, provider
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Rural Diabetes
Happy Belated National Rural Health Day (it was yesterday)! Since I live in a rural area, this actually has meaning for me. Having diabetes and living in a rural area can be empowering and intimidating. Some people live in a … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes and social media, diabetes and the internet, managing diabetes in rural locations, National Rural Health Day
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Managing Diabetes While Treating Your Cancer
Today I would like to share a guest post by Jackie Clark. Jackie joined the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance in 2009 as a research assistant after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in English and a minor in fitness and nutrition. Jackie’s experience in technical and … Continue reading
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Tagged blood glucose and cancer treatment, cancer and diabetes, chemotherapy, chemotherapy and diabetes, mesothelioma
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Smoke diabetes, not cigarettes
Monday the 14th is World Diabetes Day and Thursday the 17th is the Great American Smokeout. What do these two things have in common? They can both wreak havoc on the human body! The purpose of managing diabetes with lifestyle … Continue reading
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Tagged cigarettes and diabetes, diabetes awareness month, great american smokeout, smoking and diabetes, tobacco and diabetes, world diabetes day
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