Author Archives: janekdickinson

Big Sibling is Watching

I was sitting in a hotel in Madison, Wisconsin, and I just glanced at Facebook. Right smack at the top of my feed there was a photo of a tee shirt that said, “I may live in Wisconsin, but my story … Continue reading

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Who can do it all?

I used to be incredibly efficient. I can still get a lot done, but I’m noticing that I’m not as efficient as I used to be. Not sure if I’m slowing down to focus on different things than I used … Continue reading

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Stop the Commentary

The following can be considered a public service announcement. People who work in health care: stop the commentary. Recently I’ve heard comments about co-pays “This is a really great co-pay!” (You don’t know if that was my last 25 dollars.) … Continue reading

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The Experiment

Managing diabetes is like conducting an experiment. Every day. Not sure how scientific these experiments are, though. Diabetes has been compared to a game, a challenge, an experiment. What else? What do you consider it in order to keep a … Continue reading

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Sorry it’s been a while

Not blogging for a month is a great reminder that some things in life can be put on hold. Diabetes is not one of them. So take advantage of those things you can start and stop at will, I say! … Continue reading

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Do you like grocery shopping?

I rate grocery shopping about the same as going to the post office. Both are very (very) low on my list of things I enjoy doing. Actually they are on a different list. I recently learned that my brother does not … Continue reading

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Healthy choices in traditional cultural diets

CRS Q/A Question: Hopefully you have a unique perspective. Given the rapidly changing demographic profile of Texas specifically, and the US in general (namely significantly increasing Hispanic population), how do you approach the importance of the lifestyle modification (specifically dietary) … Continue reading

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Understanding the Benefits of Exercise can Benefit Health

Some Australian researchers have identified understanding the benefits of exercise as a motivator for actually engaging in physical activity or exercise. In the past I’ve written about the importance of simply asking people if they exercise – in other words, … Continue reading

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Artificial Intelligence and Health Care Communication

When I saw a tagline about artificial intelligence (AI) improving patient-provider communication I read on with great interest. What? How? This article claims AI will provide better ways to communicate between providers and patients. I take from this that AI has … Continue reading

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23 Problems

I was inspired by a recent Seth Godin post about Hilbert’s list of 23 problems, compiled back in 1900. I decided to write my own list of 23 problems…in diabetes. Rather than calling them problems, I would say these are … Continue reading

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