Category Archives: about diabetes

Hypoglycemia Symptoms in Six

Posted on April 29, 2012 by janekdickinson

Today’s prompt is to write a six sentence story. Since I’m just coming up from a low, I thought hypoglycemia would be a good topic. Originally I felt shaky when I was low; my parents would say my face got … Continue reading →

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The first insulin injection

Posted on April 28, 2012 by janekdickinson

Ok, truth: I don’t really remember my first injection. For the first year after I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, my parents (mostly my father) gave me my shots (injections). I was sent to diabetes camp for two weeks … Continue reading →

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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 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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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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Diabetes in College

Posted on April 10, 2012 by janekdickinson

Dear Jane (at 16), You are having an amazing time in high school (Go, Falcons!). You are studying hard, playing hard, working, and involved in extracurriculars. You are beginning to think about college, because your sister is heading there in … Continue reading →

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Best Conversation

Posted on April 8, 2012 by janekdickinson

The best conversation I had this week(ish) was with my daughter. My daughter is ten and she is extremely random – always has been. She and I were in the car, driving home from somewhere, and she said, “Mom, what’s … Continue reading →

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Diabetes and New Beginnings

Posted on April 5, 2012 by janekdickinson

Today’s prompt for Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge Day 5 is ekphrasis, which is the Greek word for “writing about art” (I had to look it up). Here is the image I’m supposed to write about: To me, this image … Continue reading →

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