Author Archives: janekdickinson

Diabetes Challenges and Victories

Posted on April 27, 2012 by janekdickinson

Today’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge prompt is to list the 5 most difficult parts of diabetes and the 5 little, good things. Here’s what I came up with: Challenges: 1) Bubbles in my insulin. Why is that the older … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Tagline

Posted on April 26, 2012 by janekdickinson

Own it and get living! That’s my tagline for diabetes and for life in general. Being a victim gets us nowhere. Nowhere. If I threw all my favorite quotes into a bag and shook it, this is what would come … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Mascot

Posted on April 24, 2012 by janekdickinson

As I was poking my finger earlier today, I realized who (what) my diabetes mascot has to be: Pokey, the finger! Its features are red, of course. My fingers provide blood samples multiple times a day for checking blood glucose … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Questions

Posted on April 23, 2012 by janekdickinson

Thanks to a blog post by Scott K. Johnson, I just viewed a public service announcement about the importance of asking questions, for patients with diabetes and their health care providers. This is something I routinely emphasize with people I … Continue reading →

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Things We Forget

Posted on April 22, 2012 by janekdickinson

Here’s my version of a “short memo reminder.” I would post it on the wall of my diabetes education office. We forget that despite the money-making industry that is diabetes, there are incredibly smart and dedicated people working hard to … Continue reading →

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Madlib Poem

Posted on April 21, 2012 by janekdickinson

Today’s prompt is to create a Madlib Poem. My first attempt was a big failure, but I kind of like my second poem, strange as it may be. Interestingly, I entered only positive, strength-based and diabetes-related words (adjectives, nouns and … Continue reading →

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Miracle Cure

Posted on April 20, 2012 by janekdickinson

Read all the way to the end: The FDA has announced that there is no more diabetes. Right on the heels of the newly released, non-invasive blood glucose monitoring device (Glucobeam TM), people who have diabetes can finally put the … Continue reading →

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Dinner with the Stars

Posted on April 19, 2012 by janekdickinson

Today I get to invite five people to dinner. I decided to invite people who have made an impact on health care, nursing, and/or diabetes: Florence Nightingale (mother of nursing); Clara Barton (angel of the battlefield); Elliott P. Joslin (pioneer … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Book

Posted on April 18, 2012 by janekdickinson

Today’s prompt is to “open a book.” I chose my “Diabetic (sic) Manual for Doctor and Patient” by E.P. Joslin. How could I not? This book, copyright 1949, was given to me by my father. It belonged to his mother’s … Continue reading →

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Traveling with Diabetes

Posted on April 17, 2012 by janekdickinson

Today’s prompt is to write about a lesson I learned the hard way. As a diabetes educator I have spent a lot of time teaching people about packing enough supplies when they travel – at least twice as much as … Continue reading →

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