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School and Daycare
- My daughter's school keeps marking her absences "unexcused" when she is out ill or is sent home with high blood sugars. Are they allowed to do this? (14 Mar 2017)
- For kindergarten, my daughter would not be near her grandparents, who are educated in her diabetes care. Is this sufficient cause to request an exemption to attend a school near them? (31 Dec 2013)
- In a school setting, when staff are asked to check a student's blood sugar, does the lancet needs to be changed for every check to decrease the chance of a blood borne pathogen incident? (19 Nov 2013)
- I care for an older child who is non-verbal. Her parents do not feel we need to call them about high blood sugars, yet it makes me uncomfortable. What do you recommend? (6 Apr 2011)
- A school assessment said there was no correlation between our daughter's glucose levels and behavior, but we don't really agree. What is your opinion? (25 Jan 2011)
- I provide care for a young girl whose blood sugars are often quite elevated. I am worried about the unhealthy foods mom provides. What do you suggest I do? (20 Jan 2011)
- Should children with type 2 diabetes, who are not on insulin, have glucagon emergency medication at school to treat severe hypoglycemia? (4 Jan 2011)
- The school is threatening to move my son to a school farther away that has a full time nurse. What are my rights to keep him at his current school? (13 Oct 2010)
- Does the school have the right to make a child prove to them what their blood sugar is? Can they make the child show them the meter and the reading after taking the blood glucose test? (20 Sep 2010)
- Should I include a provision in my daughter's 504 plan that the school provide carbohydrate counts for the meals it is serving so my daughter can eat them? (25 May 2010)
- The school doesn't want my son checking his blood sugar in class but, with the outbreak of flu, I am concerned about all the viruses now in her office. What do you suggest we do? (8 Nov 2009)
- Can NPH insulin make a child become tired and weak in knees even though his blood sugar is 200 mg/dl [11.1 mmol/L]? (6 Oct 2009)
- My daughter is going on a week long school trip. The attending first aid person isn't familiar with diabetes. What do you suggest? (26 Sep 2009)
- I am a school nurse and have an incoming kindergartner on a pump. An LVN will be at the school when I am not there. What kind of nursing assistance should this student have? (31 Aug 2009)
- My son attends a private Christian school. Is he covered by any laws? (27 Aug 2009)
- Is there any empirical data showing the effects that heat and humidity have on children with type 1 diabetes? (15 Jul 2009)
- Does anyone know where I can find an article regarding how the presence of a diabetes school plan affected the child's final glycohemoglobin? (7 Jun 2009)
- When my son goes to all day kindergarten in September, who will be responsible for counting his carbohydrates at lunch? (10 May 2009)
- My son's school wants a doctor's note each time he is absent. Is there something that says a parental note is okay if the absence is diabetes related? (21 Apr 2009)
- The school nurse doesn't approve of in-class blood sugar testing. Do I have the right to insist my daughter be allowed to test her blood sugar in the classroom? (13 Apr 2009)
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