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School is doing a risk assessment on my diabetic son!

Thanks for your good wishes Caitlin. Matthew has started back on insulin this evening, so we will have to see what tomorrow brings! I am now going in every lunchtime to check his BM and to do his lunchtime novorapid (if needed.) I managed to fall over on my way there this lunchtime, and I have to say I did feel rather sorry for myself all way there, but then felt quite selfish once I was at school with Matthew for feeling that way as he has got far more on his plate. I didn't tell him I had fallen over and scuffed my knee at school, but when he found out at home, he said I should have told him so I could've got a hug!

Kind regards

Pud x
 
Hi hope you didn't hurt yourself bet you felt more embarrased, any bruises today? Bless Matthew for his thoughfullness. Glad to hear he is back into his class, take care junieliz
 
Hi Junieliz,

I felt a right plonker! A young man who was driving past did stop and ask if I was ok, at which I jumped up and said I was ok, too embarrassed to say I thought I'd broken my knee! It's not broken but I am very stiff this morning and I do have a huge scab on my knee!

Today I will watch where I am putting my feet and take a little more time in getting to school.

Kindest regards

Pud x
 
Hi, sorry to hear about your knee it will be sore take care this morning, make the most of hugs from Matthew, I can remember when my son was about 10 going to school once he said mum don't kiss me in front of my friends, they grow up too fast, take care junieliz
 
Hi Pud,
Glad to hear all went well at the meeting. I'm sure things will settle down now and the school will come to undersand that hypo's are usually no big deal and the child can cope okay on his/her own most of the time.

I used to go into school every lunchtime for quite a while as the school wouldn't do injections although they did the tests okay. It was a hassle but I got used to it and as you say the kids have a lot more to put up with than we do. Your son sounds like a lovely boy, wanting to give you a hug .
Sue
 
Hi Pud,
I really can not believe your son's school is over reacting this way. My daughter has been newly diagnosed in March and her school have been fantastic. They know I'm only a phone call away if they need to ask any questions (which they have) and in an emergency I'll be there straight away.

I can understand your frustration. Testing your son's Blood Sugar every hour is ridiculous. We try to tell our children that everything carries on as normal and they will lead a perfectly normal life then some ignorant idiot decides to throw a spanner in the works.

Well, I hope you get it sorted asap.

Please let me know how you get on. Good Luck!!

D's Mummy
 
Matthew went back on insulin the night before last, which threw school out of kilter a little bit and sent the panic mode back off in full sweep.

I got a call in the afternoon to say he had a headache and was pale and they thought he was hypo, but when I asked them to get him to do his bm it was if anything a little high. I suspect the headache was down to the science revision that they were doing in preparation for the SATS.

The school has asked the diabetes nurse to visit twice weekly for the time being and she is due to go in this afternoon, so hopefully, our nurse will be able to set their minds at rest. If it weren't for the diabetes team I don't think Matthew would have been back at school yet!

Kindest regards

Pud x
 
glad your son is back at school Hope his exams go (have gone?) well

Reminds me of when I was at school, and offered to do blood tests on all my class mates Mum got an irate phone call from the head mistress
Think I probably needed a risk assessment

I was also not allowed to go on a trip the school organised to France, due to my diabetes insurance risk. Mum fixed up for me to go stop with her cousin and her family, who lived in Paris. Not only did I get 2 weeks, rather than a long weekend, I got spoilt rotten, and returned to the UK with 2 pairs of NafNaf baseball boots, which were not even known about in the UK at that time.

So seems there have always been, and always will be, problems for kids with something medical wrong at schools. Some are good, some aren't. Think it depends on the head teacher, to be honest.
 
 
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