Diabetic children Archives

Better Inclusion for Kids with Diabetes

by Pam Durant | Nov 14, 2019 | Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes and School, Diabetes and Young People, Diabetes News, 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...

Insulin Pump Break

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...

Type 1 Child Back to School – Mom is a Hot Mess! (Watch live video replay)

by Pam Durant | Oct 8, 2018 | Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes and School, Diabetes and Young People, Managing Diabetes, 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...