Author Archives: janekdickinson

Cheating in Diabetes

Posted on March 15, 2022 by janekdickinson

The thing is, it’s not possible to cheat in diabetes. The word doesn’t make sense. We can cheat ourselves, but that’s about it. The rest are just choices. There’s no way to bully or make our way to the top … Continue reading →

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If we say these words, we’ll get in trouble

Posted on February 28, 2022 by janekdickinson

Nope. Not true. The point of the language movement is not to shame or blame. In fact, that would fly in the face of the whole point of changing our language in diabetes. People living with diabetes report that they … Continue reading →

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Two for 2/2/22

Posted on February 2, 2022 by janekdickinson

I said I would be better (more consistent) about posting in 2022, and since today is a special number day, here we go. First, anyone else remember “blood sugar bingo”? We played it at Clara Barton Camp back in the … Continue reading →

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Why it Matters

Posted on January 20, 2022 by janekdickinson

I have been thinking, talking, learning, reading, studying, writing, sharing, and hoping about the messages in diabetes since 1990 (it could have been 1988). I truly believe it matters what we say to and how we talk about people with … Continue reading →

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100 Years, baby!

Posted on November 14, 2021 by janekdickinson

Here we are. The much anticipated World Diabetes Day 2021, during the 100th anniversary of insulin. Insulin has been available to humans – exogenously, or from outside the body – for 100 years. When I dressed up like a U-100 … Continue reading →

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Keep up the good work (please)

Posted on June 14, 2021 by janekdickinson

Have I mentioned lately how impressed I am with all the work that has been done and is still being done to make life better for people with diabetes? Earlier this year I watched 30-something lectures related to insulin (Insulin100 … Continue reading →

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Priscilla White, MD

Posted on March 8, 2021 by janekdickinson

In 1975, Priscilla White received the ADA’s award for Outstanding Service to Diabetic (sic) Youth. Maybe they didn’t have an award for service to mothers with diabetes. Dr. White started at the Joslin Diabetes Center in 1925 – only four … Continue reading →

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Family Cycle

Posted on February 19, 2021 by janekdickinson

I have compared managing/living with diabetes to parenting in the past, and the other day it came up again. My kids came home from college in mid-November and stayed until late January and mid-February, respectively. Thanks to COVID, what would have … Continue reading →

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Clear information makes a difference

Posted on January 12, 2021 by janekdickinson

Happy New Year! Well, the diaTribe Making Sense of Diabetes newsletter has gone and done it again. In the past I’ve mentioned how much I appreciate their recipe column with Catherine Newman (and I still do!). Today I found a … Continue reading →

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Not perfect. Not horrible.

Posted on November 30, 2020 by janekdickinson

So I just found this in a file folder labeled “blog”: Stuck. Doing what we’ve done. It’s worked ok. Not perfect. Not horrible. There are probably better options. But it would take work. So we stay where we are. Stuck. … Continue reading →

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