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 | Apr 23, 2024 | Diabetes Articles, Pam's Corner
In a world where medical breakthroughs can feel distant, there’s a quiet plea of those longing for relief. The Unfulfilled Promise of Medical Care Abroad Picture this: you sit in a doctor’s office, seeking relief for your child’s Type 1...
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 | Jul 4, 2023 | Pam's Corner, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
I may or may not have saved a baby seagull last night. A seagull family lives nearby the pool where we are currently staying. Every day at sunset, the mamma bird comes and brings dinner. She cleans it, softens it up in the pool, eats it and then proceeds to...
