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Helping You See Your Strength (with diabetes) - Scott K. Johnson - JDRF Type One Nation
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Transcript of Helping You See Your Strength (with diabetes) - Scott K. Johnson - JDRF Type One Nation
Helping You See Your Strength
Presented by: Scott K. Johnson
Quick Introduction
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Scott K. Johnson @scottkjohnson
Diagnosed T1 April 1980 (age 5)
Active in the diabetes social media space for about 10 years. Blog at scottsdiabetes.com
Completed 100-mile bike ride in 2012 & half-marathon in 2014
But also struggle to mow my lawn or shovel my walk without highs and lows
Work full-time in diabetes (speaking, consulting, writing, contracting, etc.)
Feelings, emotions, psychosocial aspects
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Today is AboutPainting Pictures
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Perspective on Diabetes Management
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Limited Time
Focus on What?
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Even if you spend hours with your HCP – compared to the time you manage diabetes on your own, it is limited.
We Focus on the Problems!
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Not a bad thing
Unfortunate byproduct of how things work
BUT – it screws up our heads…
What did I do “wrong?”
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Nightly Mental Review?
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Let’s Think
DIFFERENT
How Does a Non-Diabetic System Work?
Q. How often does a non-diabetic pancreas measure blood sugar?
Q. What does it do when it sees blood sugar that is out of normal range (high OR low)?
I’m no scientist, doctor, or medical professional. But I don’t think I have to be in order to appreciate the differences between my endocrine system and that of someone with a working pancreas. Let’s talk about it for a few minutes…
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Diabetes and The Variables We
Deal With
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You somehow find a way
to do diabetes
IMPRESSIVELYWELL!
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