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Category Archives: diabetes advocacy
Making eye contact
Health care providers spend too much time looking at computer screens, which can have an impact on communication with patients. Research showed that physicians spend one-third of patient visits staring at computer monitors. This is not just a problem for physicians: … Continue reading
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Insulin For Life
I strongly believe that we can’t be an expert at everything. Who has time? Those who work in diabetes can’t even be an expert in all aspects of diabetes. There’s just too much going on and too much to know. … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, aid, diabetes, insulin for life, support
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Travesty in diabetes care
Yes, travesty. It’s a dramatic word, but to me, this statistic is dramatic and not in a good way. This article reports that only 29% of people surveyed responded that they were asked for input in their … Continue reading
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Tagged DAWN2, diabetes, diabetes care, diabetes management, health care professionals, patient input
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A new wording for weight loss
If you’ve read several of my posts, then you probably know that I think the words we use are important. I believe that language makes a difference in our lives and in our attitudes toward living well with diabetes. I … Continue reading
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Message to the Gift-Givers
This post is inspired by a comment from Kathy. I used to work on a hospital unit, and I remember lots of food being given as gifts to the nurses and other health professionals. The nurses station and break room … Continue reading
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Tagged food gifts, holiday food, holiday gifts
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Risk for Diabetes
I have worked at many diabetes screening events where people have avoided me. I’m thinking, especially, of the table set up in the grocery store, where people walk in, see my table, avoid eye contact, and walk the other way. … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, diabetes, prevention, risk
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Preconception Counseling for Teens with Diabetes
When we think about keeping teens with diabetes safe, we may think about preventing low blood glucose or making sure they have supplies with them at all times. We want to be sure they are taking insulin when they need … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescents, diabetes, preconception counseling
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The Best Glucose Meter
Blood glucose meters can be like security blankets – we tend to get pretty attached. (I’ve written about this before.) Every year there are reports on all the blood glucose meters available, their features, accuracy, and so on. Here’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged blood glucose meters, diabetes, glucose meters, strip safely, strips
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Hope for a Cure
I don’t think about a cure for diabetes. I honestly don’t. I live my life every day, work hard to take care of my body, work hard to raise good and successful kids, work hard in my job(s), and sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged a race to cure, diabetes documentary, film, The Human Trial
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World Diabetes Day-after
There are still over 300 million people in this world who have diabetes! But we can say that yesterday, which was World Diabetes Day, was a huge success. People were talking! The word was being spread about how much diabetes … Continue reading
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