by Pam Durant | Jul 16, 2019 | Diabetes Products & Accessories, Traveling with Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
Airport travel and diabetes don’t always mix flawlessly. Tips to avoid the challenges you may face at the airport with your CGM & diabetes supplies.
by Pam Durant | Feb 27, 2019 | Traveling with Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
Over time, I’ve come to love the travel and diabetes stories shared over at Sweet Trip. If you have diabetes and you love to travel, or your child, family member or friend has diabetes, you will know that traveling with diabetes comes with its own special...
by Pam Durant | Feb 7, 2019 | Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes and School, Diabetes and Young People, Parenting and Diabetes
Overnight school trips and diabetes can be a frightening mix. Do you allow your child to go, or do you keep them home where they are safe?
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 | May 22, 2018 | Ask the Expert, Managing Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Can diabetics fast during Ramadan? We ask an expert, Dr Shadi Tabba, MD from the Dubai Diabetes Centre. Dr Tabba is certified by the American Board in Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine.