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Diabetic

Posted on March 6, 2013 by janekdickinson

Several years ago the professional diabetes community started working on not using the word “diabetic.” Interestingly, the idea was to stop using “diabetic” as a noun, but it was ok to use it as an adjective. I’ve mentioned before that … Continue reading →

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Words Matter

Posted on November 26, 2012 by janekdickinson

I believe that words really do have an impact on us. I realize that to be consistent with what I’m about to write, I have to admit that it’s a choice to let words have an impact. But I think … Continue reading →

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