Dia-Logue: The Diapoint Podcast Pam Durant

Welcome to Season 5 of Dia-logue: The Diapoint Podcast!
 
As the summer winds down and we find ourselves in the season of renewal, it's the perfect time to reflect and reset our goals—especially as we like to think of September as 'the new January.' This season, we have an incredible lineup of guests from the worlds of health, wellness, and diabetes, each with unique insights that promise to enlighten and empower you.
 
You may have also seen us talking about our Diapoint Family Weekend happening on November 4-5, 2023, in Dubai. Imagine a space where the diabetes journey is not just understood but celebrated—a weekend dedicated to support, practical knowledge, and the power of shared experiences. Tune in to find out more about how you can be part of this transformative event.
 
Join us on this journey, whether you're a long-time listener or tuning in for the first time. You can expect a season filled with thought-provoking discussions, uplifting stories, and actionable suggestions for your health, wellness, and diabetes. So grab a cup of coffee, or lace up those walking shoes, and let's dive in!
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The Diapoint Family Weekend taking place on 4-5 November 2023 in Dubai! Just imagine—a space where you and your child’s diabetes journey is not just understood but it is celebrated! The weekend is packed with activities for children and parents; from team building to fun games and other activities. Registration is now open, and space is limited, so don't miss the opportunity to reserve your spot. You can find out more information at www.diapointshop.com or just drop me an email at info@diapointme.com Don’t miss this chance to connect with others.
 
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Visit the D-Shop where we offer beautiful, practical diabetes supplies and lifestyle accessories.
 
The Ultimate T1D Game Plan: A game-changing home study program for parents of school-aged children with Type 1 Diabetes.
 
Diabetes resources.
 
Looking for health support? Set up a FREE Health Plan call today! Book a time to meet with Pam at this link.
 
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Find episodes, show notes and guest info of all Dia-Logue episodes on the Diapoint website.
 
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Diapoint is the place for people touched by diabetes. For more information and full details of our work, visit diapointme.com . Subscribe to the podcast so you get notifications for all our episodes, and please share it on social media or with anyone you think could benefit from this free content. Thank you for listening!

New Year, New Noise! The new year is full of messages and advertisements that you should hate yourself or your life. Don't!
Goal-setting on January 1st is not necessary! Sometimes it's not even fun!
Your first mission for this year is to love the person you were last year and do healthy things that are available to you – and most of them free – to improve your health.
Health and wellness are not only for the elite and the wealthy. They are for everyone. There are things we can do that are free to support our health.
Eat wholesome foods. Less is more. Sleep well. Drink water. Move – it doesn't have to be in a fancy gym, or a big lofty goal. Just move. No screens before bedtime. Even washing your hands regularly helps! In addition to these new year tips, Pam shares a little bit about where she was in her own goal setting after her burnout and exhaustion at the end of a successful 2022.
The moral of the story: Give yourself the permission to be human and love yourself throughout the year. Stay focussed on living healthy and well. This is self-love. Treating yourself well throughout the year – even in the small things – is self-care.
 
Join the Diapoint mailing list for exclusive insights, offers and diabetes wisdom.
Visit the D-Shop where we offer beautiful, practical diabetes supplies and lifestyle accessories.
The Ultimate T1D Game Plan: A game-changing home study program for parents of school-aged children with Type 1 Diabetes.
Check out our Diabetes resources.
Looking for health support? Set up a FREE Health Plan call today! Book a time to meet with Pam at this link.
Watch our podcast episodes and more on our YouTube Channel! @DiapointTV
Connect with Diapoint @diapointme: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Connect with Diapoint Arabia: Instagram | Facebook | DiapointArabia.com
Find episodes, show notes and guest info of all Dia-Logue episodes on the Diapoint website.
Would you like to sponsor our podcast? Get in touch: info@diapointme.com
Diapoint is the place for people touched by diabetes. For more information and full details of our work, visit diapointme.com . Subscribe to the podcast so you get notifications for all our episodes, and please share it on social media or with anyone you think could benefit from this free content. Thank you for listening!


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In this episode, Pam digs into the supportive world of motherhood and caretaking with the award winning poet, Zeina Hashem Beck.
 
As the mother of a child living with Type 1 Diabetes, Zeina shares her perspective on how the matriarchy helped her after her daughter's diagnosis. She also reveals what it has been like for her family after relocating from Dubai to California – plus some remarkable wisdom both she and her daughter have as they deal with diabetes.
 
Zeina also reads one of her very moving poems, Time , that she wrote for her daughter shortly after her diagnosis.
 
Join the Diapoint mailing list for exclusive insights, offers and diabetes wisdom.
Visit the D-Shop where we offer beautiful, practical diabetes supplies and lifestyle accessories.
The Ultimate T1D Game Plan: A game-changing home study program for parents of school-aged children with Type 1 Diabetes.
Check out our Diabetes resources.
Looking for health support? Set up a FREE Health Plan call today! Book a time to meet with Pam at this link.
Watch our podcast episodes and more on our YouTube Channel! @DiapointTV
Connect with Diapoint @diapointme: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Connect with Diapoint Arabia: Instagram | Facebook | DiapointArabia.com
Find episodes, show notes and guest info of all Dia-Logue episodes on the Diapoint website.
Would you like to sponsor our podcast? Get in touch: info@diapointme.com
Diapoint is the place for people touched by diabetes. For more information and full details of our work, visit diapointme.com . Subscribe to the podcast so you get notifications for all our episodes, and please share it on social media or with anyone you think could benefit from this free content. Thank you for listening!
 
For more about this episode and others, visit https://www.diapointme.com/category/dia-logue-podcast-episodes/

Pam welcomes Ginger Vieira, the author of of several books, to this episode of Dia-Logue: The Diapoint Podcast.
Ginger and Pam discuss how to prepare for and manage diabetes burnout when it happens. They cover some of the wisdom from Ginger's book, Dealing with Diabetes Burnout.
Ginger's other books include Pregnancy with Type 1 Diabetes, Your Diabetes Science Experiment, Emotional Eating with Diabetes, When I Go Low (for kids) and Ain't Gonna Hide My T1D! (for kids). 
Ginger has been writing about diabetes for over 15 years for many well-known websites, including DiabetesMine, BeyondType1, Healthline, DiabetesStrong, and more. She has recently joined the T1D Exchange as the Associate Director of Communications. Her background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in professional writing and certifications in coaching, personal training, and Ashtanga yoga.
Pam and Ginger talk about diabetes and exercise, food and nutrition, and Ginger shares her experience on diabetes and pregnancy. She gives us some advice on how to be unapologetically proud of your diabetes. We also get insight into her next book about diabetes and exercise.
 
Join the Diapoint mailing list for exclusive insights, offers and diabetes wisdom.
Visit the D-Shop where we offer beautiful, practical diabetes supplies and lifestyle accessories.
The Ultimate T1D Game Plan: A game-changing home study program for parents of school-aged children with Type 1 Diabetes.
Check out our Diabetes resources.
Looking for health support? Set up a FREE Health Plan call today! Book a time to meet with Pam at this link.
Watch our podcast episodes and more on our YouTube Channel! @DiapointTV
Connect with Diapoint @diapointme: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Connect with Diapoint Arabia: Instagram | Facebook | DiapointArabia.com
Find episodes, show notes and guest info of all Dia-Logue episodes on the Diapoint website.
Would you like to sponsor our podcast? Get in touch: info@diapointme.com
Diapoint is the place for people touched by diabetes. For more information and full details of our work, visit diapointme.com . Subscribe to the podcast so you get notifications for all our episodes, and please share it on social media or with anyone you think could benefit from this free content. Thank you for listening!

Co Chocolat was founded in Dubai by two sisters, Iman and Luchie Suguitan. They struggled to find healthy chocolates despite their many travels. Together, with their mother who was 68 at the time and is experiencing diabetes, they traveled to the beautiful island of Mindanao, Philippines to learn more about cacao.
 
It was there that they learned how to plant, prune, and harvest from cacao trees and ferment its beans. They became friends with the local farmers, agriculturists and government workers who also opened their eyes to the realities of cacao farming. This inspired them to leave their jobs and start an agricultural social enterprise, OFW para sa Magsasaka, or OPM (Overseas Filipinos Supporting Filipino Farmers), that supports and educates cacao farmers in the Philippines.
 
Today, they have 42 impact investors from the UAE, Philippines, Singapore, Qatar, Kuwait, Great Britain, Brazil, and the USA supporting their farmers and healthy chocolate creations. Through their passion and leadership they have co-created an agricultural blueprint, community and way to support the farmers who provide the cocoa for their beautiful chocolates.
 
Join Pam as she spends some time with Iman in the beautiful cafe of their new factory that has just opened in Dubai. Iman shares the story of their journey and more about their lovely, inspiring business and delicious chocolates.
 
Learn more about Co Chocolat at https://cochocolat.com and follow them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/co_chocolat/
 
You can also learn more about their social enterprise, OFW, here https://ofwparasamagsasaka.com
 
Join the Diapoint mailing list for exclusive insights, offers and diabetes wisdom.
Visit the D-Shop where we offer beautiful, practical diabetes supplies and lifestyle accessories.
The Ultimate T1D Game Plan: A game-changing home study program for parents of school-aged children with Type 1 Diabetes.
Check out our Diabetes resources.
Looking for health support? Set up a FREE Health Plan call today! Book a time to meet with Pam at this link.
Watch our podcast episodes and more on our YouTube Channel! @DiapointTV
Connect with Diapoint @diapointme: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Connect with Diapoint Arabia: Instagram | Facebook | DiapointArabia.com
Find episodes, show notes and guest info of all Dia-Logue episodes on the Diapoint website.
Would you like to sponsor our podcast? Get in touch: info@diapointme.com
Diapoint is the place for people touched by diabetes. For more information and full details of our work, visit diapointme.com . Subscribe to the podcast so you get notifications for all our episodes, and please share it on social media or with anyone you think could benefit from this free content. Thank you for listening!

Coaching, at any level and for any endeavor, exists to support and challenge you. No matter who is being coached, or for what purpose, a successful coaching engagement must support and challenge a person.
A health coach is a professional who helps people manage, set goals and improve their health. A diabetes health coach is no different. They are health coaches, but they also support clients in their diabetes management. Diabetes health coaches provide personalized advice and support to help individuals understand the best strategies for managing their health and achieving positive outcomes. 
In this episode, Pam Durant, Diapoint's Founder & Managing Director, talks more about what a health coach is and exactly what a diabetes coach does. Pam has a triple certification in health coaching, lifestyle medicine and mindful eating.
Pam covers questions like, what is the difference between coaching, therapy, consulting, educating, mentoring and policing? Pam also sheds some light on the coaching process and how we work with our diabetes coaching clients at Diapoint.
If you are curious about diabetes coaching, please reach out for your FREE health plan call today. This is an opportunity to learn more about coaching and how it can support you on your health journey.
 
Join the Diapoint mailing list for exclusive insights, offers and diabetes wisdom.
Visit the D-Shop where we offer beautiful, practical diabetes supplies and lifestyle accessories.
The Ultimate T1D Game Plan: A game-changing home study program for parents of school-aged children with Type 1 Diabetes.
Check out our Diabetes resources.
Looking for health support? Set up a FREE Health Plan call today! Book a time to meet with Pam at this link.
Watch our podcast episodes and more on our YouTube Channel! @DiapointTV
Connect with Diapoint @diapointme: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Connect with Diapoint Arabia: Instagram | Facebook | DiapointArabia.com
Find episodes, show notes and guest info of all Dia-Logue episodes on the Diapoint website.
Would you like to sponsor our podcast? Get in touch: info@diapointme.com
Diapoint is the place for people touched by diabetes. For more information and full details of our work, visit diapointme.com . Subscribe to the podcast so you get notifications for all our episodes, and please share it on social media or with anyone you think could benefit from this free content. Thank you for listening!