by Pam Durant | May 16, 2024 | Diabetes and School, Diabetes and Young People, Diabetes Articles, Pam's Corner, Type 1 Diabetes
Imagine being a child, excited to join a school trip with your peers, only to be sidelined because of a medical condition you didn’t choose. For children with Type 1 Diabetes, this scenario is all too familiar. Whether it’s being left out of teams...
by Pam Durant | Sep 28, 2023 | Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes and School, Diabetes and Young People, Pam's Corner
Basic Rights For Children With Diabetes As we are now a few weeks into the new school year, I see that posts on social media about managing Type 1 Diabetes in school have increased. Many children with Type 1 Diabetes still don’t have basic rights and support for...
by Pam Durant | Aug 25, 2020 | Ask the Expert, Diabetes and School, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes at School Live Discussion with Sara Adhami and Pam Durant As part of the First Annual Diapoint Type 1 Diabetes Virtual Family Picnic, we held a live discussion on diabetes at school with two prominent women in the diabetes space. Sara Adhami is a Certified...
by Pam Durant | Aug 13, 2020 | Diabetes and School, Pam's Corner, Type 1 Diabetes
Do you have a child with diabetes at school during Covid-19? A few weeks ago my son’s school called me to ask “what I was thinking and feeling” about sending my son back to school this fall. It was a very considerate call that I appreciated. However, I had no real...
by Pam Durant | Nov 14, 2019 | Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes and School, Diabetes and Young People, Diabetes News, Pam's Corner, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Today is World Diabetes Day – the perfect day to advocate for better inclusion for kids with diabetes. The theme for 2019 is Family and Diabetes. If you, like me, are the parent or caretaker of a child with diabetes, you will know how important it is for your child to...
by Pam Durant | Nov 14, 2019 | Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes and School, Diabetes and Young People, Diabetes Articles, Diabetes Education, Diabetes Resources, Managing Diabetes, Parenting and Diabetes
Sending a child with Type 1 Diabetes to school is a huge challenge in the life of a family touched by diabetes. If you are the parent or caretaker of a young child in school with diabetes, you will understand the anxiety and even grief that comes with the enormous...
