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 | Apr 21, 2020 | Diabetes and Wellness Events
Diapoint Virtual Coffee Session on Zoom Tuesday 21 April, 3:30 – 4:30PM Dubai Time I will be hosting a Diapoint Virtual Coffee session on Zoom for parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes. In normal circumstances we meet in a cafe for real coffee, but times...
by Pam Durant | Mar 5, 2020 | Diabetes and Wellness Events
We Will Reschedule Our Type 1 Diabetes Family Picnic in Dubai As most of you in the UAE are now probably aware, schools and universities across the country will close for one month as part of their efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus. According to the...
by Pam Durant | Jan 9, 2020 | Diabetes and Young People, Diabetes Community, Pam's Corner, Traveling with Diabetes
Throw Back Thursday #TBT Today as I was searching my hard drive for a video I made last summer for a new course I will launch, I came across many old family videos. My son and I are both home sick with the flu this week, so I took a work break and we spent some time...
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...
