by Pam Durant | Jul 10, 2025 | Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes Community, Pam's Corner, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
Hola!, Or should I say, ¡Hola! I’ve been working from Spain these past two weeks while my son attends a university program here. After he finishes, we’ll explore a few other parts of Europe. I think he’s having a great time—he hasn’t checked in once. 😅 This week, my...
by Pam Durant | Mar 13, 2025 | Managing Diabetes, Pam's Corner, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
I recently turned 53, in the same week that Diapoint turned 8. I have learned so much about diabetes since my son was diagnosed with Type 1 at just 18 months old. The past 16 years as his caretaker have been challenging – to say the least. Everything I have done at...
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 | 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 | May 17, 2023 | Diabetes Articles, Managing Diabetes, Pam's Corner, Parenting and Diabetes
Diabetes caretaker trauma is spoken of in the Type 1 Diabetes world. But for a while now, I’ve been asking myself the question: Are we talking about it enough? Am I talking about it enough? The answer is NO. What Diabetes Caretaker Trauma Looks Like...
