Category Archives: about diabetes

Balsamic Vinaigrette

Posted on August 24, 2011 by janekdickinson

The scary thing about blogging is that all my “quirks” are open to the public. Well, here comes another one: I judge restaurants by whether or not they offer balsamic vinaigrette on their menu. In my experience, having balsamic vinaigrette … Continue reading →

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Support for the Positive Approach

Posted on August 4, 2011 by janekdickinson

I am currently attending the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Diabetes Educators in Las Vegas, Nevada. Luckily, the buildings are sufficiently air conditioned, as it is a balmy 102 outside. Anyway, today I attended a session entitled, “Positive … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Terminology Part 2

Posted on July 14, 2011 by janekdickinson

Are you ready for the next installment? I started the conversation about diabetes terminology a while back. There are a few more words I like to avoid using, for instance, “good” and “bad” when referring to blood glucose levels, people … Continue reading →

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Freedom and Diabetes

Posted on July 4, 2011 by janekdickinson

Happy 4th of July! Happy Independence Day! To me, this holiday is a celebration of freedom. Of course, I started thinking about how this could possibly relate to diabetes, and I believe it does. Despite many people’s struggles with diabetes, … Continue reading →

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Random Typing

Posted on June 23, 2011 by janekdickinson

I was going to post “Diabetes Terminology Part 2”, but something else has come up tonight. I have a new laptop, and when I type it randomly moves the cursor to random places and continues typing there. Somewhat annoying and … Continue reading →

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Elderly with diabetes

Posted on June 17, 2011 by janekdickinson

My grandmother turned 102 on Tuesday (Happy Birthday, Grandma; you rock!!), which, of course, has me thinking about old age. And that, in turn, makes me think of being elderly with diabetes. For many years I have said that I … Continue reading →

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Diabetes P Words

Posted on June 15, 2011 by janekdickinson

I heard a quote the other day and I am about to butcher it. But it went something like this: Patience and persistence are more important than perfection. I tried to google the quote, but couldn’t find the exact one … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Terminology Part 1

Posted on June 10, 2011 by janekdickinson

I have a tendency to get stuck on terminology, and the word “control” bothers me. Maybe it’s because I’m a control freak. But in a good way. Actually it’s because, when referring to diabetes, it’s just not relevant. There are … Continue reading →

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DSMA (diabetes) blog carnival

Posted on June 1, 2011 by janekdickinson

I have to admit, this blogging thing is a lot easier for me when I have an assignment. This month’s assignment from the Diabetes Social Media Advocacy Blog Carnival is as follows: What is a funny diabetes experience you had … Continue reading →

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Diabetes & Avocados

Posted on May 27, 2011 by janekdickinson

Everyone is encouraged to make healthy food choices, and people with diabetes happen to have a little extra motivation for doing so. Today, Hope Warshaw’s tweet brought to my attention the fact that Subway is jumping on the avocado bandwagon. … Continue reading →

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