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Tag Archives: choices
Three choices
The American Diabetes Association says we have three choices for living with diabetes. Here’s my take on those choices: Manage it. Yes! We have many tools and resources available to help us manage and live well with diabetes. Check out … Continue reading
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Diabetes Disclosure
I recently saw this question on twitter: “Should or shouldn’t you disclose your diabetes to your professors or employer?” I was particularly struck by the words should and shouldn’t. Here’s how I would reword the question: “Do you disclose your … Continue reading
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Tagged choices, diabetes, disclosure
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Diabeternity
Here’s an idea to go along with the whole “Me-ternity Leave” discussion: diabeternity. This could be interpreted as “diabetes for eternity” or as a leave of absence to get diabetes in check. Or both. Or neither. Last month there was … Continue reading
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Tagged choices, diabetes, maternity leave
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Optimism is Healthy
I’m a big fan of a positive approach – to life, to living with diabetes, whatever. I do, however, acknowledge that living with a chronic condition is not always easy or fun. Many people have a very hard time managing … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, choices, diabetes, mindfulness, optimism
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Generation X and Y and beyond
An article in Bloomberg Businessweek says my generation is heavier and less healthy than my parents’ generation was at our age. I’m saddened by this news, but it makes sense. We live farther away from work and the store – … Continue reading
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Diabetes Strength (through words)
My mother once gave me a hard time for letting my son choose where he was going to sleep when it was naptime (we were visiting my parents). I explained that I wasn’t giving him a choice about taking a … Continue reading
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Tagged choices, diabetes, empowerment, parents, parents of kids with diabetes, words
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Limiting Carbohydrate
I recently spent a few weeks eating fewer carbohydrate foods. While I don’t like most sentences with the word “limit” in them, it was my choice to limit the carbs I ate, so I’m using that term for now. During … Continue reading
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Tagged carb, carbohydrate, CHO, choices, diabetes, limited carb, low carb
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More food and diabetes
A recent study found that carb counting is not much better than other meal planning approaches in managing type 1 diabetes. I have mixed feelings. Drawbacks to carb counting include giving a message of “eat whatever you want and cover … Continue reading
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No interest in pinterest
No offense to Pinterest or those who love it, but I’m not pinterested. I find it overwhelming enough to keep up with blogging, facebook, twitter and the diabetes social networks I follow. With diabetes I don’t have the option to pick … Continue reading
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