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Author Archives: janekdickinson
IHoP
Once known as the International House of Pancakes, IHoP now stands for Islet Homeostasis Protein. There is so much irony here that I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to discuss. People with type 1 diabetes typically lose both insulin … Continue reading
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Tagged islets of Langerhans, pancakes, type 1 diabetes
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Do you know who your provider is?
There is an interesting discussion taking place on the New York Times Well Blog about the term, “provider.” In health care we often hear and use the provider as a generic word for a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant … Continue reading
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Tagged health care professional, health care provider, nurse practitioner, PA, physician, physician assistant, provider
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Time to sleep
Sleep is very important, and I am a huge proponent of sleep. As a result, my kids are good sleepers. We’ve known for a while that type 2 diabetes is closely linked with sleep apnea, a dangerous sleep disorder. Those … Continue reading
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Tagged sleep, sleep and diabetes, sleep and health
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Motivation to Lose Weight
News flash: you need motivation to lose weight. But seriously, we do. Here’s an article that gives some helpful tips and emphasizes the importance of not beating yourself up when you have a setback. I think that’s very important. Just … Continue reading
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Tagged healthy habits, healthy lifestyle, losing weight, motivation, resolutions, weight loss
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493 does not equal 128
You’ve probably heard this advice many times: wash your hands and dry them before checking your blood glucose. Most of us would admit we don’t always do it. Sometimes we wipe our hands on our jeans; other times we figure … Continue reading
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Tagged blood glucose monitoring, diabetes advice, preparing to check a blood glucose, washing hands
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Success in 2012
The next time I post it will be 2012. It’s traditional to make New Year’s resolutions, and people always talk about how most resolutions don’t stick. One way to succeed with your resolutions is to make only a limited number … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes and goals, diabetes and resolutions, New Year's Resolutions, S.M.A.R.T. goals, success
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Where’s Your Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is getting a lot of attention these days. I was alerted to an article about diabetes risk in children of moms with low vitamin D levels, so I did a little snooping. In addition to bone health, vitamin D … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes, vitamin D, vitamin D and diabetes
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Open mind, insert ideas
I was cleaning my desk and came across a little piece of paper that says the following: The mind is like a parachute – it does not work if it’s not open. — Charlie Chan Not wanting to misquote anyone … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes and an open mind, diabetes: doing what works, diabetes: new ideas, the mind is like a parachute
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100th Post
It’s not surprising that I’m thinking about holidays and holiday eating these days. There are countless articles circulating about how to make healthy food choices at the holidays. I’ve read many and shared some too. But just like parenting advice, … Continue reading
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Tagged celebrations and diabetes, holiday eating, holiday exercise, holidays and diabetes
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GDM – part 4
Once the woman with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) delivers her baby, the GDM is gone. The pregnancy hormones are no longer an issue, and she makes enough insulin to keep her body functioning as it should be. At least for … Continue reading
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Tagged GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus, preventing type 2 diabetes, risk of type 2 diabetes after GDM
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