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Author Archives: janekdickinson
Diabetes management is all about choices
It’s unlikely you have no choice. More likely: There’s no easy choice. When we say we have no choice, we feel trapped and we are powerless. That’s no way to do our work every day. – Seth Godin This is so … Continue reading
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Diabetes No-Shame Day
Today is Diabetes Alert Day. Everyone knows someone with diabetes, but millions of people who have diabetes don’t know they have it. So the person you know with diabetes may not even know! Unfortunately many people who are at risk … 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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A1C frequency and glucose stability
This article says that people with type 2 diabetes may be having their A1C checked too often. They say that people whose blood glucose level is stable only need to get their A1C checked once or twice a year, yet many are … Continue reading
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Prediabetes and Reducing Risk for Diabetes
At least 86 million Americans have prediabetes and most of them don’t know it. About 30% will go on to get diabetes. While diabetes is unavoidable for some people, it is possible for many people to reduce their risk for developing type … Continue reading
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Fear and Hope
Fear slows us down. Fear takes away our strength and our power. Fear is a negative, draining approach. Even writing about fear brings me down. Hope, on the other hand, lifts us up and gives us strength. Hope gives us … 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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POLI Diabetes
The other day I read a blog post about POLI, an acronym I’d never heard. In fact, it’s a diabetes management practice I had never heard of. It stands for Pumper On Long-acting Insulin. I’d heard of using a pump for … Continue reading
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