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<blockquote data-quote="kat_221087" data-source="post: 1412732" data-attributes="member: 387489"><p>I'm a primary school teacher and I have been on two residential where we have taken children with T1.</p><p></p><p>On both occasions all the staff going on the trip met with the parents and their DN to go through their routines, medication, etc. We also had a care plan and it was mentioned on the risk assessment. </p><p></p><p>One of the trips the child's parent came with us to monitor them and give them their insulin. This was more for the parents peace of mind than ours.</p><p></p><p>The second trip, I was responsible for the child's insulin, blood sugar levels, etc. While we were there, I had an extra adult with my group of children in case we needed to step aside to deal with a hypo and I was able to go into her dormitory if I needed too during the night (as it happened, I didn't need too!). We also got in touch with the centre we were staying at to get a copy of the menus. The child's Mum then calculated the carb content in the meals and recorded the amount of insulin they would need. I also rang Mum each night to inform her of their current levels and she would tell me how many units of their long acting insulin they needed.</p><p></p><p>As a teacher, thinking about taking a T1 child on residential can be a scary thought but with you working along side the school it shouldn't be an issue. I hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kat_221087, post: 1412732, member: 387489"] I'm a primary school teacher and I have been on two residential where we have taken children with T1. On both occasions all the staff going on the trip met with the parents and their DN to go through their routines, medication, etc. We also had a care plan and it was mentioned on the risk assessment. One of the trips the child's parent came with us to monitor them and give them their insulin. This was more for the parents peace of mind than ours. The second trip, I was responsible for the child's insulin, blood sugar levels, etc. While we were there, I had an extra adult with my group of children in case we needed to step aside to deal with a hypo and I was able to go into her dormitory if I needed too during the night (as it happened, I didn't need too!). We also got in touch with the centre we were staying at to get a copy of the menus. The child's Mum then calculated the carb content in the meals and recorded the amount of insulin they would need. I also rang Mum each night to inform her of their current levels and she would tell me how many units of their long acting insulin they needed. As a teacher, thinking about taking a T1 child on residential can be a scary thought but with you working along side the school it shouldn't be an issue. I hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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