Author Archives: janekdickinson

Rural Diabetes

Happy Belated National Rural Health Day (it was yesterday)! Since I live in a rural area, this actually has meaning for me. Having diabetes and living in a rural area can be empowering and intimidating. Some people live in a … Continue reading

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Managing Diabetes While Treating Your Cancer

Today I would like to share a guest post by Jackie Clark. Jackie joined the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance in 2009 as a research assistant after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in English and a minor in fitness and nutrition. Jackie’s experience in technical and … Continue reading

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Stating the Obvious

Today is World Diabetes Day (the diabetes-related festivities are going to keep happening all month long). The purpose of World Diabetes Day is to increase global awareness about diabetes, and in honor of today I found some very humorous (in … Continue reading

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11/11/11 Salute

Today I am thinking about all the veterans who have served our country in the armed forces (and those who are still serving). Thank you for your dedication to ensuring that my family and I are safe and free. Diabetes … Continue reading

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Smoke diabetes, not cigarettes

Monday the 14th is World Diabetes Day and Thursday the 17th is the Great American Smokeout. What do these two things have in common? They can both wreak havoc on the human body! The purpose of managing diabetes with lifestyle … Continue reading

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Why I’m a diabetes educator

Happy Diabetes Education Week! The American Association of Diabetes Educators asked us to write about why we are diabetes educators. It’s a good question, I think. Although I’ve shared in the past how my experience at diagnosis originally inspired me to be … Continue reading

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Fear vs. Respect

My husband was telling me about the girl who was “disciplined” by her father and got it on video. I guess it’s all over the internet now. It got me thinking about how as parents we want our kids to … Continue reading

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Living in the dark

Monday night was Halloween. It was also the night that a fiber optic line was cut about 90 miles from where we live, knocking out cell towers and therefore cell service all over northwestern Colorado. Not a big deal, right? … Continue reading

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Finally, Good News

I’ve waited for this for a long time. Several years ago (I believe it was 2004), I was a facilitator at an education program for families of kids with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes. I will never forget listening to … Continue reading

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Age and Weight

I recently read a conversation on facebook about how we are only as old as we feel or, more importantly, as we act. I believe this is true, and I have been known to say, “age is an attitude.” Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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