Tag Archives: diabetes

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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Diabetes Dads

Posted on June 17, 2012 by janekdickinson

Happy Father’s Day to all the “diabetes dads”: dads with diabetes, dads who have kids with diabetes, and those who take care of their dad with diabetes. My dad and I had a special diabetes relationship. Every three months Dad … Continue reading →

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Down or Across?

Posted on June 11, 2012 by janekdickinson

The season for corn-on-the-cob is approaching. Well, it’s actually here if you shop in our local grocery store, but I know the truth. At any rate, our family has begun eating corn-on-the-cob. Last night my son and I were enjoying … Continue reading →

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Need a new diabetes battery

Posted on June 6, 2012 by janekdickinson

A while back I wrote a post about the hazards of not having cruise control on a cross-country drive. I wanted to follow up and explain that when I got home from that trip my car battery died. Once I … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Support

Posted on June 4, 2012 by janekdickinson

Tonight I was reminded of the benefits of support. I was also reminded of all the times I have tried to hold diabetes support group meetings, and very few people showed up. So few, in fact, that I eventually stopped … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Monkey

Posted on June 1, 2012 by janekdickinson

A while back I wrote a post called Diabetes Money. A friend on tudiabetes.org mistook it for Diabetes Monkey, so I promised to write that post one day. I googled “monkey on your back” and found these four definitions (from … Continue reading →

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Misconceptions

Posted on May 30, 2012 by janekdickinson

I was innocently hiking in Arches National Park with my family last weekend, when I overheard an interesting conversation. A woman walking by in the opposite direction was saying (I honestly did not notice to whom she was talking, I … Continue reading →

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Diabetes & BBQs

Posted on May 25, 2012 by janekdickinson

Shortly I am taking off with the family for a little Memorial Weekend get-away. We won’t be hosting the annual Memorial Weekend neighborhood BBQ, as a result. As I think about the season of grilling and getting together, I’m wondering … Continue reading →

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