by Pam Durant | Nov 17, 2020 | Diabetes and Wellness Events
Finally – A Self-Care Program for Caretakers and Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes! If you are the mom, dad or a caretaker of a child with Type 1 Diabetes, I bet you haven’t even had time to think about what caring for your child means for your...
by Pam Durant | Aug 25, 2020 | Ask the Expert, Diabetes and School, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes at School Live Discussion with Sara Adhami and Pam Durant As part of the First Annual Diapoint Type 1 Diabetes Virtual Family Picnic, we held a live discussion on diabetes at school with two prominent women in the diabetes space. Sara Adhami is a Certified...
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 | Nov 8, 2018 | Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes and Young People, Diabetes Education, Pam's Corner, 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 | Oct 8, 2018 | Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes and School, Diabetes and Young People, Managing Diabetes, Pam's Corner, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
My child with Type 1 Diabetes went back to school this week. Normally I have things under control. I meet with his teacher before school starts for the term and we discuss his diabetes management plan. I make sure to make all the important phone calls, answer the...
