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 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...
by Pam Durant | Oct 20, 2018 | Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes and School, Diabetes and Young People, Diabetes Education, Managing Diabetes, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
The school of diabetes… We all learn new diabetes lessons every day. This condition is never ending. With school back in full force, the amount of prep, sweat and tears it takes for that to happen is exhausting. It’s something that only mama of a child with Type 1, or...
