by Pam Durant | Nov 22, 2018 | Diabetes Education, Managing Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Is Diabetes Expensive? You bet it is. Give Google a go at the “cost of diabetes” and there are numerous studies and infographics that confirm what those of us dealing with this condition already know: the cost of diabetes is high. If you have a child with...
by Pam Durant | Nov 15, 2018 | Diabetes Community, Diabetes Education, Diabetes News, Diabetes Resources
The Agenda Podcast with Tom Urquhart – Featuring DiapointME Founder, Pamela Durant The Agenda podcast on Dubai Eye, 103.8FM, is a wonderful radio program in the UAE covering important topics that affect so many people. Listeners get to call in and have their say –...
by Pam Durant | Nov 14, 2018 | Diabetes Community, Diabetes Education, Diabetes News, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Happy World Diabetes Day 2018! What’s to be happy about a chronic disease you may ask? As difficult as diabetes is, we have a lot to be happy about on this day that brings the world together to raise awareness in fighting this beast of a disease. Why is World...
by Pam Durant | Nov 8, 2018 | Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes and Young People, Diabetes Education, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
Over the summer we took an insulin pump break. Taking an insulin pump break was something my son’s first doctor recommended that we might like to try someday during a beach holiday. But I never thought much about it in the early days of diagnosis. That was until a few...
by Pam Durant | Nov 6, 2018 | Diabetes Community, Diabetes Education, Diabetes News, Diabetes Resources, Managing Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
The year is wrapping up so quickly. We are already into November! Wow. November is not just important because it is the month before December – and for many, the last mad dash to finalize things before the year end. It is an incredibly important month that is relevant...
by Pam Durant | Oct 25, 2018 | Diabetes Community, Diabetes Education, Diabetes Resources, Managing Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
Last month I gave a training to doctors and healthcare providers about how to better communicate with and coach their patients with diabetes. To emphasize some of the daily challenges that people with diabetes face I use the JDRF T1D Looks Like Me diabetes calculator...
