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Monthly Archives: March 2019
Social Stigma and Diabetes
There has been quite a bit of research on diabetes and stigma, and there is a lot of stigma attached to diabetes. People with diabetes are often thought of as lazy, poor, fat, weak, bad, not intelligent, and over eaters. … Continue reading
Posted in about diabetes, diabetes advocacy, health care providers, Unshaming Diabetes
Tagged control, diabetes, judgment, shame, stigma
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Big Sibling is Watching
I was sitting in a hotel in Madison, Wisconsin, and I just glanced at Facebook. Right smack at the top of my feed there was a photo of a tee shirt that said, “I may live in Wisconsin, but my story … Continue reading
Posted in health care, health information
Tagged health care, information, privacy, social media
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Who can do it all?
I used to be incredibly efficient. I can still get a lot done, but I’m noticing that I’m not as efficient as I used to be. Not sure if I’m slowing down to focus on different things than I used … Continue reading
Posted in diabetes advocacy, diabetes motivation
Tagged adjusting with diabetes, diabetes, fitness, food, health, sleep, stress
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The Experiment
Managing diabetes is like conducting an experiment. Every day. Not sure how scientific these experiments are, though. Diabetes has been compared to a game, a challenge, an experiment. What else? What do you consider it in order to keep a … Continue reading
Posted in about diabetes, diabetes care
Tagged diabetes, experiment, hope
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Stop the Commentary
The following can be considered a public service announcement. People who work in health care: stop the commentary. Recently I’ve heard comments about co-pays “This is a really great co-pay!” (You don’t know if that was my last 25 dollars.) … Continue reading →