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Articles by Janis Roszler, RD, CDE, LD/N

About Janis Roszler, RD, CDE, LD/N (15 Articles)
Janis Roszler, RD, CDE, LD/N is the 2008-2009 Diabetes Educator of the Year (AADE). She is also a Marriage and Family Therapist, Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, former radio show host, and award-winning medical media producer. Janis is the author and co-author of APPROACHES TO BEHAVIOR: CHANGING THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN PATIENTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN DIABETES EDUCATION (ADA, 2014), DIABETES ON YOUR OWN TERMS (Marlowe & Co, 2007), SEX AND DIABETES (ADA, 2007), and THE SECRETS OF LIVING AND LOVING WITH DIABETES (Surrey Books, 2004).

Leave My Diabetes Alone

By Janis Roszler, RD, CDE, LD/N
It can be fun to get together with friends and family—until someone makes a negative comment about your diabetes. Many people feel it is OK to comment on how you handle your diabetes. However, their words can sting sometimes, like when you reach for a cookie from a tray at an office party and a coworker asks, “you aren’t allowed to eat cookies, are you?” Here are a few ways to deal with comments people make or unwanted tips they offer.

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November 10, 2016

Diabetes Meal Planning

Janis Roszler, RD, CDE, LD/N
Diabetes and food do a unique dance. You need to eat a variety of foods to stay healthy, but too much of some foods can lead to weight gain and can affect your diabetes control. Your diabetes food plan should fit your nutritional needs, daily routine, eating habits, food likes, and blood glucose and diabetes goals. You and your diabetes care team should find the method that best helps you plan meals, stay healthy, and maintain proper weight and blood fat (lipid) goals. And if one approach doesn’t work for you, try another. There are many diabetes meal planning methods to choose from. Which one is best for you? Here are three popular methods to consider.

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November 4, 2016

Diabetes Q and A

By Janis Roszler, MSFT, RD, CDE, LD/N Q I’d like to give a holiday gift to my friend with diabetes. Any ideas? A Here are a few items that make great gifts: [ Read more ]

March 31, 2014

Don’t be a Diabetes “Nudnik”

Do you talk your diabetes with everyone you see? Do you often give health advice to friends and family? Do they hate it when you do that? You might be on your way to becoming [ Read more ]

February 6, 2014

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