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 22, 2023 | Diabetes Articles, Pam's Corner
Fourteen years ago today, my son was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at 18 months old. This picture was taken just two months after that, a few weeks after we got his insulin pump that you see pictured below. All this time, I had thought he was 20...
by Pam Durant | Mar 22, 2023 | Dia-Logue Podcast Episodes
Season 4, Episode 09: My Son’s Diabetes Wisdom – Reflections From a Teen Living With Type 1 Diabetes Pam’s son Erin was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when he was 20 months old. He has been living with diabetes for pretty much his whole life. In this...
by Pam Durant | Dec 15, 2022 | Pam's Corner
The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has launched a Dubai school wellness program called Wellbeing Matters. This initiative provides a framework for wellbeing in Dubai private schools, advancing the health, safety and welfare of students and...
