Author Archives: janekdickinson

Diabetes Monkey

Posted on June 1, 2012 by janekdickinson

A while back I wrote a post called Diabetes Money. A friend on tudiabetes.org mistook it for Diabetes Monkey, so I promised to write that post one day. I googled “monkey on your back” and found these four definitions (from … Continue reading →

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Misconceptions

Posted on May 30, 2012 by janekdickinson

I was innocently hiking in Arches National Park with my family last weekend, when I overheard an interesting conversation. A woman walking by in the opposite direction was saying (I honestly did not notice to whom she was talking, I … Continue reading →

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Diabetes & BBQs

Posted on May 25, 2012 by janekdickinson

Shortly I am taking off with the family for a little Memorial Weekend get-away. We won’t be hosting the annual Memorial Weekend neighborhood BBQ, as a result. As I think about the season of grilling and getting together, I’m wondering … Continue reading →

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Insurance Coverage

Posted on May 23, 2012 by janekdickinson

A few weeks back I participated in a live twitter chat on Diabetes Social Media Advocacy. The question was what would I want my health insurance to cover and why. I am very fortunate to have private health insurance through … Continue reading →

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Proper Feeding and Watering of Diabetes

Posted on May 21, 2012 by janekdickinson

When was the last time you watered your diabetes? We desperately need rain where I live (see former post on desperately needing snow earlier this year). We haven’t officially turned on the sprinkler system (mostly out of guilt that there’s not enough water available), … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Heroes

Posted on May 20, 2012 by janekdickinson

Today is the last day of Diabetes Blog Week, and our prompt is to write about our diabetes hero(es). As an aside, I just learned that “heroes” is plural when referring to people and “heros” is the way you write … Continue reading →

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Diabetes: It’s All About Balance

Posted on May 19, 2012 by janekdickinson
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Eat food.

Posted on May 18, 2012 by janekdickinson

Today’s D-blog Week prompt is to write about one thing I would tell someone who doesn’t have diabetes. This is actually something I do a lot. I tell people that the message is the same about food, for those with … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Improvement

Posted on May 16, 2012 by janekdickinson

I really need to keep my office clean. I know it has nothing to do with diabetes, but I just looked around me, and it’s a disaster. And I consider myself an organized person!! I’ve spent many years improving my … Continue reading →

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Great Diabetes Thing

Posted on May 15, 2012 by janekdickinson

Today’s Dblog Week prompt is to write about one diabetes thing I do “spectacularly.” That’s a strong word. As I thought through all the diabetes things I do, I realized that I pretty much mess up all of them at … Continue reading →

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