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Author Archives: janekdickinson
Needle Length for Insulin Injection
Once upon a time we only had long insulin needles. Of course they weren’t called long; they were simply called needles. But over the past several years the needles for injecting insulin (by syringe or pen) have gotten shorter and … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, injections, insulin, insulin pen, insulin syringe, needle length
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Timing of Insulin
Back in the days of Regular insulin, taking injections at least 30 minutes before a meal was important because it took quite a while for the insulin start working. Nowadays most people use rapid-acting insulin (Humalog, Novolog, or Apidra), which … Continue reading
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Tagged bolus, diabetes, insulin, meals, timing
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Write Down Your Insulin Pump Settings
Here’s an important tip for those who wear an insulin pump: Write down your pump settings and put them in a safe place. Literally, write them on a piece of paper or an index card and put the paper/card somewhere … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, insulin pump settings, insulin pumps
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The first question
While I mean in no way to diminish the seriousness of the problem of poverty, I saw – in this story – many parallels to how we work with people and kids who have diabetes. We diabetes professionals can start … Continue reading
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Tagged assumptions, compassion, diabetes, punishment
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Protecting Ourselves from Sitting
When I first read this article I started getting pretty fired up. Actually, it was after I read the title of the article. Really? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that sitting for long periods of time … Continue reading
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Tagged computer jobs, desk jobs, diabetes, exercise and diabetes, inactivity, sedentary lifestyle
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Which diet is best?
This one is right up there with “what should I eat?” as far as the most common questions diabetes educators hear. For my answer to the “what should I eat?” question, please see my book. But in terms of the … Continue reading
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Tagged best diet, DASH diet, diabetes, diets, food, meal plan, nutrition
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10 Reasons to Start Fresh in 2015
Many New Year posts are about resolutions, full of enthusiasm and excitement for making changes, blah blah blah. But sometimes a new year can bring feelings of “here we go again” or “why bother” or ” ugh.” Maybe we didn’t reach our goals … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, diabetes, diabetes care, diabetes management, New Year, resolutions
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Making Peace with Diabetes
It’s easy to hate diabetes. And it’s easy to be frustrated with the tasks of managing diabetes. It’s easy to get angry when the numbers don’t fall where we want them. But there’s another way to approach living with diabetes. … Continue reading
Hope and Diabetes
Hope is one of the most important things we can incorporate into successful management of this chronic disease. Hope can help us maintain a positive attitude. Some people hang their hope on a goal A1C, a cure, or a prevention, or … Continue reading
It’s that time of year again…
With snow comes shoveling, and with shoveling comes hypoglycemia, aka low blood glucose. Yesterday I shoveled three times – morning, mid-day, and late afternoon. I think it finally stopped snowing during the night. Then at 1:30 this morning, when I … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, exercise and diabetes, hypoglycemia, lag effect
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