SCHOOLING AND DIABETES CARE

At diagnosis the school are notified about your child’s diabetes by you. However, the Diabetes Team also writes to the school and offers to visit and provide an education session on diabetes.

" Diabetes UK” produce a booklet on “Children with diabetes at school”(what all staff need to know), which you can obtain through them. However this will be given to the school by the Diabetes Team.

First Day Back – things to do.

• If you have not already done so, discuss diabetes care with the Class Teacher, Head Of Year or Head Teacher.
• Provide relevant contact numbers for the school. This could be your own, other relatives / child minder, the Diabetes Care Team or the local hospital.
• A box for “hypo” management should be given to the school. This could be kept in a safe place (e.g.- school reception, class room) and include sugary drinks, sweets, biscuits, chocolate, dextrose tablets (or anything you are happy to be used for hypo care). Do not forget to include hypo stop gel.
• Arrangements should be made for blood testing to be done in school and insulin injections as needed. This ideally should be in a medical room or quiet area.
• Whether your child has school dinners or a packed lunch, arrangements can be made to discuss dietary needs in school. This can include timing of snacks and types of snacks required.

Ongoing Care

• Remember to top up hypo box as required.
• Discuss ongoing diabetes needs with the school as necessary.
• If your child is going on a school trip (especially a residential one), diabetes care will need to be discussed prior to them going by yourself and the Diabetes Team as needed.