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Nancy Klobassa Davidson, R.N., and Peggy Moreland, R.N.
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Nancy Klobassa Davidson, R.N., and Peggy Moreland, R.N.
Nancy Klobassa Davidson and Peggy Moreland
Nancy Klobassa Davidson, R.N., B.S.N, C.D.E
Nancy Klobassa Davidson is a registered nurse who has worked in diabetes education for 17 years. She is a certified diabetes educator (C.D.E.) and is currently in graduate school working on a Master of Science in nursing (M.S.N.) and health care education.Nancy works with adults who have type 1, type 2 and other forms of diabetes. Nancy is coordinator of the Diabetes Unit's intensive insulin therapy program within the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, & Nutrition at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Nancy has worked extensively with insulin pump therapy and continuous interstitial glucose sensing.
Peggy Moreland, R.N., M.S.N.
Peggy Moreland is a certified diabetes educator (C.D.E.) in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, & Nutrition at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.Peggy graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing and Health Care Education from the University of Phoenix and is a member of the American Association of Diabetes Educators and the American Diabetes Association. A certified diabetes educator (C.D.E.), Peggy enjoys working with patients to set and achieve diabetes self-management goals.
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Dec. 12, 2009
Put a little Scrooge in your diabetes self-management
By Nancy Klobassa Davidson, R.N., and Peggy Moreland, R.N.
This may sound like a melodrama, but is being selfish or acting like Scrooge appropriate at times when it comes to managing your diabetes?
I believe it's appropriate to think about yourself first when it comes to caring for your diabetes. In fact, if you take care of yourself first, you'll feel better and more able to cope with family, friends, job issues, and outside interests of importance to you.
Why?
- Testing your blood glucose may help prevent a low blood glucose which could interfere with performance at work or other activities in life.
- Good diabetes self management may help you avoid severe blood glucose swings which affect your mood and energy level.
- Good follow-up care with your health care provider may help you avoid or decrease complications of diabetes.
- Spending money on diabetes supplies will help with good diabetes self management.
- Buying healthy foods and not catering to the requests of family members to have junk food around that you would be tempted to eat.
- Speaking up with your concerns to friends and family about your diabetes management needs will promote an open communication. Examples: Eating meals at specific times, having treatments for low blood glucoses available, how to manage diabetes and certain activities.
- Diabetes education and diabetes magazines will help you manage your diabetes better.
- Taking time to exercise will help with heart health and diabetes management.
Do you feel guilty about spending money or time on yourself for diabetes? Do you need to incorporate a little more Scrooge into your diabetes self management?
Yay or nay, what are your opinions this week?
Regards,
Nancy
6 comments posted
September 10, 2010 9:58 a.m.
I have felt like a scrooge when I leave my husband alone while I am walking on the treadmill with a movie playing to motivate me. But, after 8 months of persisting with my routine, I've lost 40 pounds...and the best news...my husband just started exercising by riding his bike every morning!! So being a scrooge may have helped us both live a better life.
- Carol
January 9, 2010 9:29 a.m.
I have talked with my husband till I am blue in the face about keeping out all the snack foods he feels he and his father "need"! Yet he claims he is concerned about my diabetes. I definitely am a Scrooge because I need to be. Sometimes I have to get hard, but it works.
- Ruth
December 24, 2009 10:38 a.m.
This is my first Christmas with diabetes 2, so I am a little uncertain what to expect - from myself as well as from the exceptionally good cooks in my family. My wife requires a totally different diet that excludes almost all fresh fruits and vegetables - no salads, for instance. My daughter who is cooking the dinner for the family is an expert in culinary arts of all types. So what shall I do? Watch my intake of high calorie foods, to begin with. Christmas cakes, cookies, pies and puddings never bothered me before. But they will this year, if I am not careful. Turkey dressing is another thing to watch. My daughter's is delicious enough to dream about. Ah, well. Keep the testing equipment and medication handy. Thanks for the notes too.
- John
December 20, 2009 11:00 a.m.
If you have to incorporate a little bit of scrooge, then do it. No one is going to take care of you except you! I'm trying to get rid of type 2 diabetes, but if I don't, I intend to live healthy to keep it under control, so I certainly don't feel guilty. Thanks for the good information.
- Sharlene
December 18, 2009 5:31 a.m.
Thanks alot,the above guidelines are very impotant and crucial to diabetics ,i hope every diabetic personnel should follow the same
- No name given
December 12, 2009 1:30 p.m.
This is great; it is about time the diabetics think of themselves first rather than others. They should not let other people's needs divert their attention from what they have to do to take care of themselves. They should remember that taking good care of themselves will allow them to have time for others as well.
- Evelyn
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