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My 5 year old granddaughter was diagnosed 2 years ago (type 1).
More than once she has asked why she’s the only one with diabetes at school. Tough one: maybe schools should introduce diabetics to each other???
 
Nanny27 said:
My 5 year old granddaughter was diagnosed 2 years ago (type 1).
More than once she has asked why she’s the only one with diabetes at school. Tough one: maybe schools should introduce diabetics to each other???
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I think she was shy of the attention from her classmates.
 
Nanny27 said:
maybe schools should introduce diabetics to each other???
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That's a bit sad. Schools probably don't do what you suggest because of some sort of confidentiality thing. Although one would have thought that all they had to do was ask a person or in this case, their parents, if there was any objections to information being shared.

There will be many type Is here who will have personal experience in their own lives or their children's. I can remember only one girl from my senior school year (back in the 60s) who told us that she was insulin dependent, hence the injections. Nothing from earlier school years.
 
I think Diabetes UK and JDRF run children oriented events where she will get a chance to meet many others in her situation and realise she is not alone.
 
Agree with @helensaramay . I know for a fact these events exist.
One was ran last year at an activity centre about 3 mile from where I live.
It was featured on local news, and was basically kids with diabetes all on holiday together with supervision from HCP and diabetic nurses. Injecting, highs and lows were all just part and parcel of every day.
Your granddaughter may be to young at the moment, but in a year or so it may prove to be a great option.
 
I’ve been teaching for 12 years and have only come across one diabetic child in all that time, so it’s impossible to introduce them to other diabetics. However, maybe that’s something academy trusts could think about as they have more schools to work with.
 
Nanny27 said:
My 5 year old granddaughter was diagnosed 2 years ago (type 1).
More than once she has asked why she’s the only one with diabetes at school. Tough one: maybe schools should introduce diabetics to each other???
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At the age of 12 I was introduced to two other diabetics in my school, as the three of us each morning were able to go into the dinner canteen together and actually tell them what we wanted for dinner. The other pupils were envious but I would have changed places with them if it meant no more injections.
 
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