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<blockquote data-quote="mouseee" data-source="post: 2195194" data-attributes="member: 511004"><p>I don't have T1 but have had several T1s in my primary classrooms in the last few years. </p><p></p><p>I have had pumps, no pumps, happy to do jabs, still needing mum to come to do jabs at 11. A whole range! </p><p></p><p>Things I've learnt from these kids. Every child with T1 is different. Make sure you have good communication with school, her teacher and TAs as the school may well be worried about how to treat her. </p><p></p><p>Snacks wise, you'll find the right thing. My most recent pupil was 10 when I taught her and she was diagnosed at 7. She didn't do snacks really but occasionally had a babybel. She did have a pack of suitable treats in school for those times like birthday treats brought in she couldn't have. She had a tin of biscuits and her lucozade for hypos along with her test kit in a bag that hung on her chair all the time. She tested when she needed to, at her desk, and we set an alarm in class so we wouldn't forget. The kids were amazing with her and no one fussed over her, just helped when needed. They would actually get her to check if they noticed she was a bit off.</p><p></p><p>My advice having seen these children in class is to normalise everything. As she saw everything T1 as normal so did we. The one who was still needing mum at 11 was embarrassed by her T1 and it made life very tricky for her. </p><p></p><p>That child was the first person I told I was T2 when diagnosed as I found out while I was at work! She gave me a hug and cheered... Haha! We joked we were in the same club now. She's actually why I've accepted my own diagnosis so quickly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mouseee, post: 2195194, member: 511004"] I don't have T1 but have had several T1s in my primary classrooms in the last few years. I have had pumps, no pumps, happy to do jabs, still needing mum to come to do jabs at 11. A whole range! Things I've learnt from these kids. Every child with T1 is different. Make sure you have good communication with school, her teacher and TAs as the school may well be worried about how to treat her. Snacks wise, you'll find the right thing. My most recent pupil was 10 when I taught her and she was diagnosed at 7. She didn't do snacks really but occasionally had a babybel. She did have a pack of suitable treats in school for those times like birthday treats brought in she couldn't have. She had a tin of biscuits and her lucozade for hypos along with her test kit in a bag that hung on her chair all the time. She tested when she needed to, at her desk, and we set an alarm in class so we wouldn't forget. The kids were amazing with her and no one fussed over her, just helped when needed. They would actually get her to check if they noticed she was a bit off. My advice having seen these children in class is to normalise everything. As she saw everything T1 as normal so did we. The one who was still needing mum at 11 was embarrassed by her T1 and it made life very tricky for her. That child was the first person I told I was T2 when diagnosed as I found out while I was at work! She gave me a hug and cheered... Haha! We joked we were in the same club now. She's actually why I've accepted my own diagnosis so quickly. [/QUOTE]
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