Author Archives: janekdickinson

Remote health care

Posted on August 5, 2013 by janekdickinson

I’m a huge believer in doing things remotely – work, meetings, and now health care!! It seems that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) are looking at paying physicians for non face-to-face encounters with patients who have chronic diseases. … Continue reading →

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Limiting Carbohydrate

Posted on August 2, 2013 by janekdickinson

I recently spent a few weeks eating fewer carbohydrate foods. While I don’t like most sentences with the word “limit” in them, it was my choice to limit the carbs I ate, so I’m using that term for now. During … Continue reading →

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Which “diet” is best?

Posted on July 31, 2013 by janekdickinson

I listened to a wonderful lecture by David Katz, M.D., recently. Dr. Katz is an expert in nutrition and wellness, along with adult health and disease prevention. He repeated what we’ve all been hearing a lot lately: plant-based eating plans … Continue reading →

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More options for positive diabetes energy

Posted on July 12, 2013 by janekdickinson

On Monday I posted a guest blog by Ally Ertel. She wrote about using journaling and other ways to redirect negative energy and focus on what’s going right in our lives. Personally, I have never been a journaler (is that … Continue reading →

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Redirecting negative diabetes energy

Posted on July 8, 2013 by janekdickinson

Today I’d like to share a guest post by Ally Ertel. Ally, a model in New York City, graduated with a degree in Women’s Studies with Honors from University of Florida, and is a regular contributor to SusanMinerBeauty.com. When I read Ally’s post … Continue reading →

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Survey for Diabetes Technology

Posted on July 3, 2013 by janekdickinson

The folks at DiabetesMine are conducting a survey in preparation for their Innovation Summit in November. They are looking for information to share with industry leaders on what patients feel about/want from diabetes technology. Please participate! Here’s the link: https://uscannenberg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_b48CztEO9KIL3Cd

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Vitamin B12 and Neuropathy: a vicious cycle

Posted on July 1, 2013 by janekdickinson

Stay with me on this one: 1.) Vitamin B12 deficiency (low levels) can lead to neuropathic symptoms (numbness/tingling or pain in the feet). 2.) Neuropathic means disease of the nervous system. 3.) Metformin (a diabetes drug) can lead to B12 malabsorption. … Continue reading →

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Solutions for stress eating

Posted on June 28, 2013 by janekdickinson

I recently met a woman who is a self-described “stress eater.” She told me she has changed her ways and taken off 30 pounds. I asked what she does to avoid stress eating, and she said, “I take the dog … Continue reading →

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More food and diabetes

Posted on June 26, 2013 by janekdickinson

A recent study found that carb counting is not much better than other meal planning approaches in managing type 1 diabetes. I have mixed feelings. Drawbacks to carb counting include giving a message of “eat whatever you want and cover … Continue reading →

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Do we value health?

Posted on June 21, 2013 by janekdickinson

We are currently having a discussion in a course that I teach, that I’m finding fascinating. The discussion is on group vs. individual diabetes education (funny I just blogged about this on Friday). We have two students who work in … Continue reading →

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