by Pam Durant | Jul 2, 2020 | Diabetes Articles, Diabetes Resources, Health and Wellness, Managing Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Glycemic Index Basics The glycemic index (GI) is a ranking from 0 to 100 assigned to foods. A food’s ranking on the glycemic index represents the extent to which its respective carbohydrates raise blood sugar (glucose) levels two hours after consumption. The...
by Pam Durant | May 26, 2020 | Diabetes News, Managing Diabetes, Pam's Corner, Parenting and Diabetes
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, consistent links have been drawn between diabetes and Covid-19. Specifically, we are continually told that people with diabetes are at higher risk of serious implications or death from the virus and its associated disease. This...
by Pam Durant | Apr 23, 2020 | Recipes, Snacks
Dalgona coffee recipes have flooded the internet! The craze has taken hold in households all over the world during the COVID-19 crisis due to the lockdowns. Dalgona coffee was once a beverage to leave home for, but now that most of us are self-isolating,...
by Pam Durant | Nov 14, 2019 | Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes and School, Diabetes and Young People, Diabetes News, Pam's Corner, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Today is World Diabetes Day – the perfect day to advocate for better inclusion for kids with diabetes. The theme for 2019 is Family and Diabetes. If you, like me, are the parent or caretaker of a child with diabetes, you will know how important it is for your child to...
by Pam Durant | Feb 20, 2019 | Managing Diabetes, Pam's Corner, Type 1 Diabetes
As I am preparing a new nurse with no diabetes knowledge to go on a camping trip with Erin and his classmates, I want to highlight these great resources on glucagon. There was a TV show not that long ago that showed someone passed out, and a character said, “Oh,...
