Patricia Daiker
 
What’s New in 2022 at Better Diabetes Life?
Happy New Year I hope 2022 still feels fresh and new for you a time of renewal and rebirth. It is definitely that for me. My blogging has taken a back seat...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Feb 3 2022
Better Diabetes With LESS!
Living with diabetes means a L OT more stuf f to do. Period. End of story. Nothing to dispute. More appointments, thoughts about food, measurement of...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Aug 1 2021
Diabetes Changes That Last
(Not in the mood to read? Listen HERE ) Changing how you navigate your life is a must for people who live with diabetes. Even if you have the perfect regimen...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Jun 24 2021
How BAD is Your Diabetes?
Diabetes is a hardship no doubt about that. But can your genes and your mind make it seem worse than it really is? The answer is YES, and it has to do with...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     May 23 2021
Question for Diabetes Providers: What do you really want?
Do you ever feel like you and your diabetes providers are on different planets, playing two totally different games? You hear them speaking, but the words fall...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Apr 18 2021
Want Better Diabetes? Try these 6 things!
Just do it? If you have lived with diabetes for a day . or a lifetime, you have been told all the things you need to do . Eat this. Don t eat that. Exercise....
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Mar 23 2021
Red for Heart Month – 3 Lessons from the Color Red
Go Red for Heart Month In February we turn our attention to our heart health . Heart disease is the #1 killer of Americans and diabetes increases your risk....
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Feb 14 2021
A New Way for the New Year
Happy New Year! Great to connect with you as always! I hope you enjoyed your holidays. If you are like me, they looked a bit different this year. I assume...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Jan 12 2021
It’s a fact! Coaching is the next generation of diabetes care.
It s National Diabetes Awareness Month! A time to highlight the realities of living with diabetes and promote new and better ways to live long, healthy lives....
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Nov 22 2020
Question: Why Can’t I Change and Do Diabetes Better?
The answer to the question Why can t I change and do diabetes better? is quite simple. You are stuck in a rut and your approach is wrong. (Don t freak out!...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Sep 3 2020
Does your diabetes need a reboot??
Join me for a “Back On Track” session to uncover what is in your way and learn how to move past it. I’m an RN and board certified nurse coach specializing in...
Coppell Classifieds     Sep 2 2020
Get your health Back on Track!
Are you feeling overwhelmed and frustrated by your health issues? Do you feel like your doctor just doesn't understand YOU and what you must deal with?...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Aug 27 2020
Managing Diabetes Stress When Things Get Tough
Managing diabetes stress is part of living with the illness. That is just a fact. By its very nature it s unpredictable and doesn t play fair, so even on a...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Aug 20 2020
Back to the Basics – The Types of Diabetes
I recently conducted a poll among my contacts and realized there is a lot of confusion about the different types of diabetes. In my online Coaching Course (...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Aug 6 2020
Diabetes Stress Continues as Communities Re-open
Living with diabetes has proven stressful during this COVID19 pandemic. The media and medical community have made it very clear that having diabetes is a...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     May 6 2020
Understanding Diabetes Burnout
Diabetes Burnout is promiscuous. Not that kind of promiscuous, but the kind Webster define s as not restricted to one class, sort, or person :...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Apr 29 2020
CDC Shows Diabetes Increasing. COVID19 Threat.
I wrote this blog post shortly before the coronavirus pandemic and it didn t seem like the right time to post it. But now knowing how much we are all at risk,...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Apr 3 2020
Coping with the Chaos of Corona
We are in strange times and need support to cope with chaos created by the Corona Virus. What we took for granted yesterday, now seems uncertain and fear...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Mar 17 2020
Diabetes Burnout Presented at JDRF Summit
I was recently asked to present at the Greater Dallas Chapter JDRF Type One Summit on the topic of diabetes burnout and stress. It was an amazing event so I...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Feb 27 2020
The Truth About Diabetes
Truth #1 The truth about diabetes is often lost in the noise of what we should eat and do, what new treatments are coming and how expensive diabetes is. Those...
Dragonfly Lights, LLC     Jan 30 2020
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