Hi all, my 11 year old son was diagnosed as type 1 diabetic on the 19th December 2011. Although it has been hard, we are both dealing with it pretty well.
This week has been his first week back at high school. A care plan has been arranged and generally they have been very good at helping us. Today however he had his first cookery lesson. At the end of the lesson he asked his teacher for as list of what he would be cooking over the following term and explained he was a newly diagnosed diabetic. He asked whether it would be possible to make healthy alternatives, as of course if he has cooked and prepared the food he also wants to eat it. The teachers reply was that it would not be possible or pratical for her and he could either cook what everyone else was cooking or leave her lesson. He came home in tears saying how unfair it was as he loved cooking. ( He has stated in the past that he would like to become a chef.)
Has anyone else had this same problem and do you agree that this isnt fair for him?
I told him that I would go and have a word with school tomorrow so any advice will be gratefuly accepted.
Thanks
This week has been his first week back at high school. A care plan has been arranged and generally they have been very good at helping us. Today however he had his first cookery lesson. At the end of the lesson he asked his teacher for as list of what he would be cooking over the following term and explained he was a newly diagnosed diabetic. He asked whether it would be possible to make healthy alternatives, as of course if he has cooked and prepared the food he also wants to eat it. The teachers reply was that it would not be possible or pratical for her and he could either cook what everyone else was cooking or leave her lesson. He came home in tears saying how unfair it was as he loved cooking. ( He has stated in the past that he would like to become a chef.)
Has anyone else had this same problem and do you agree that this isnt fair for him?
I told him that I would go and have a word with school tomorrow so any advice will be gratefuly accepted.
Thanks