by Pam Durant | May 8, 2026 | Health and Wellness, Managing Diabetes, Pam's Corner, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
The challenges of getting health services reimbursed by insurance is known, but what we don’t talk enough about is how the burden of filing health insurance claims affects patients I know clinics find this work frustrating and “too much admin”. But…What happens...
by Pam Durant | Dec 9, 2025 | Diabetes Community, Pam's Corner, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
At the December Diapoint coffee morning for parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes, one of the moms gave me this gingerbread house and said, “Thank you for being a superwoman and for all you do for us and the diabetes community.” It was such a touching, unexpected...
by Pam Durant | Jul 10, 2025 | Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes Community, Pam's Corner, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
Hola!, Or should I say, ¡Hola! I’ve been working from Spain these past two weeks while my son attends a university program here. After he finishes, we’ll explore a few other parts of Europe. I think he’s having a great time—he hasn’t checked in once. 😅 This week, my...
by Pam Durant | Mar 13, 2025 | Managing Diabetes, Pam's Corner, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
I recently turned 53, in the same week that Diapoint turned 8. I have learned so much about diabetes since my son was diagnosed with Type 1 at just 18 months old. The past 16 years as his caretaker have been challenging – to say the least. Everything I have done at...
by Pam Durant | Jul 4, 2023 | Pam's Corner, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
I may or may not have saved a baby seagull last night. A seagull family lives nearby the pool where we are currently staying. Every day at sunset, the mamma bird comes and brings dinner. She cleans it, softens it up in the pool, eats it and then proceeds to...
by Pam Durant | May 17, 2023 | Diabetes Articles, Managing Diabetes, Pam's Corner, Parenting and Diabetes
Diabetes caretaker trauma is spoken of in the Type 1 Diabetes world. But for a while now, I’ve been asking myself the question: Are we talking about it enough? Am I talking about it enough? The answer is NO. What Diabetes Caretaker Trauma Looks Like...
