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The Ultimate T1D Back to School Guide

Sending your child back to school after their diabetes diagnosis can be overwhelming and emotional. You’re not only putting your child in someone else’s hands, you’re putting your medically complicated child in someone else’s hands. And often, they don’t know the first thing about T1D. How on Earth can you prepare for that situation? Whether it’s a new diagnosis, a new school, or you just need to make sure you’ve checked all the boxes, here’s a T1D back-to-school guide that will help you cover all the bases.

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Is Your Child Ready for Independent T1D Management at School?

Ah, middle school. The in-between place of growing up. No longer a little kid, but not quite a teenager either. No more hand-holding from teachers and school staff. More homework, more responsibility. A proper class schedule. Lockers. You’re moving up in the world. Getting older. More independent. Should your T1D care be “growing up” with you?  [Read more…]

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Dear Teacher, I have T1D

It’s back to school time, and I was thinking about what we need to tell my son’s teacher about his type 1 diabetes. He’s in fifth grade now. This isn’t our first rodeo. Every year since kindergarten, we’ve talked to the teacher, sent home a letter to his classmate’s parents, and done a presentation in class. This is the last year of elementary school (his second year at this particular school) and while I was thinking of what we needed his teacher to know, I may have gotten a bit off track. What can I say? I get bored with the same spiel year after year. [Read more…]

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Low Blood Sugar at School – Treatment and Prevention

As a parent of a type 1 diabetic, one of the biggest fears is low blood sugar at school. Everything is hectic in a classroom, the teacher has many students to supervise, and the person in charge of diabetes care likely only pops in at scheduled times to check blood sugar and give insulin. But what happens when your child goes low? Diabetes doesn’t like to stick to a schedule after all.

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