Author Archives: janekdickinson

Advocating for Another

Posted on August 10, 2012 by janekdickinson

I just discovered that it is Advocating for Another Month, and what perfect timing. I’ve been thinking about this very topic for the past several days. I have long been called to advocate for children, and this past Sunday I … Continue reading →

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Have a ball

Posted on August 8, 2012 by janekdickinson

Here’s a good article with suggestions for ways to sneak in exercise without too much thought or effort. It caught my eye because I sit at my desk, in front of a computer, five days a week. It wasn’t always … Continue reading →

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Demand a referral

Posted on August 1, 2012 by janekdickinson

I am at the annual meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators, and it’s off to a great start! This morning the current AADE president, Sandi Burke, said that she looks forward to a time when every person with … Continue reading →

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Bad news rubs off

Posted on July 30, 2012 by janekdickinson

After reading about positive effects on sleep, health and energy for those who stopped watching the news for three weeks, I am convinced that negative, angry, bashing campaign ads cannot be good for the blood glucose. When I was in … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Excuses

Posted on July 23, 2012 by janekdickinson

I don’t believe in using diabetes as an excuse – for anything. Using diabetes as an excuse is just another version of being a victim. A recent discussion reinforced this for me. A parent mentioned that it’s awkward to have … Continue reading →

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Change Directions

Posted on July 18, 2012 by janekdickinson

Sometimes in life we are forced to change directions. It can happen because plans change, or something unexpected happens, or something doesn’t work out as we thought it would. Diabetes can create these situations too – perhaps we forgot a … Continue reading →

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Strange Reminders

Posted on July 16, 2012 by janekdickinson

I went for a walk this morning and got a rock in my shoe. Every time I took a step the rock poked into the bottom of my foot and really hurt. And I was so thankful for that. Whenever … Continue reading →

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Reverse Diabetes

Posted on July 11, 2012 by janekdickinson

Today I had a conversation about reversing vs. curing diabetes (thanks for the prompt, L.A.). This is typically referring to type 2 diabetes. I’ve posted before about cure stuff – type 1 and type 2 – and I’m cure-ious… about … Continue reading →

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Doing something right

Posted on July 9, 2012 by janekdickinson

I am happy to pass on some news I just read: in a study that looked at 250,000 people with diabetes, the rate of death from cardiovascular disease was down 40% and the overall rate of death from diabetes was … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Quotient

Posted on July 6, 2012 by janekdickinson

I was reading an interesting article about IQ, which said that our EQ (Emotional Intelligence), MQ (Moral Intelligence) and BQ (Body Intelligence) are actually more important than our IQ. I decided to coin yet another one: DQ (Diabetes Intelligence – … Continue reading →

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