Category Archives: about diabetes

Diabetes Excuses

Posted on July 23, 2012 by janekdickinson

I don’t believe in using diabetes as an excuse – for anything. Using diabetes as an excuse is just another version of being a victim. A recent discussion reinforced this for me. A parent mentioned that it’s awkward to have … Continue reading →

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Change Directions

Posted on July 18, 2012 by janekdickinson

Sometimes in life we are forced to change directions. It can happen because plans change, or something unexpected happens, or something doesn’t work out as we thought it would. Diabetes can create these situations too – perhaps we forgot a … Continue reading →

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Strange Reminders

Posted on July 16, 2012 by janekdickinson

I went for a walk this morning and got a rock in my shoe. Every time I took a step the rock poked into the bottom of my foot and really hurt. And I was so thankful for that. Whenever … Continue reading →

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Reverse Diabetes

Posted on July 11, 2012 by janekdickinson

Today I had a conversation about reversing vs. curing diabetes (thanks for the prompt, L.A.). This is typically referring to type 2 diabetes. I’ve posted before about cure stuff – type 1 and type 2 – and I’m cure-ious… about … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Quotient

Posted on July 6, 2012 by janekdickinson

I was reading an interesting article about IQ, which said that our EQ (Emotional Intelligence), MQ (Moral Intelligence) and BQ (Body Intelligence) are actually more important than our IQ. I decided to coin yet another one: DQ (Diabetes Intelligence – … Continue reading →

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Diabetes and Freedom

Posted on July 4, 2012 by janekdickinson

It’s the fourth of July again (how does a year go by so fast?), and I still connect with the way I felt on this day last year, so I’m reposting (with a couple updates) what I wrote on 7/4/11. … Continue reading →

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Learning from Failure

Posted on July 2, 2012 by janekdickinson

I was reading an article the other day about how hospitals and health care providers can learn from failure. Not only can we learn from failure, but we must learn from failure, in order to avoid repeating them, and in order … Continue reading →

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Texting and Diabetes

Posted on June 25, 2012 by janekdickinson

Last summer my son, who was ten at the time, was completely disgusted with his teen-age cousins who spent all their time sitting on the couch “talking and texting.” He still can’t relate to this adolescent past-time, but I’m sure he … Continue reading →

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Portion Tips

Posted on June 20, 2012 by janekdickinson

To continue an earlier topic, I want to share an article about Portion Distortion. I was originally drawn to this article by a teaser tip: “Don’t eat food straight out of a bag, packet, or box. It’s easy to eat … Continue reading →

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Portion Size

Posted on June 15, 2012 by janekdickinson

I just read a fascinating article about a (very) small study on why people overeat – even when they are full. These researchers believe there is a link between overeating (beyond our physiological need) and two naturally-produced compounds. One of … Continue reading →

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