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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi all
This is my first post so will give you a bit of history. My daughter meg was diagnosed 12 January 2012 type 1 she is 12 years old.
Megan has had high readings since August (mostly between 14 and 26) her diabetic team has dealt with this by increasing her insulin on a weekly basis. She is currently on 17 17 17 novarapid and 31 nightly levemir. The increases never made a difference to readings. The diabetic team then questioned if meg was always having her insulin. I was confident that she was having breakfast tea and bedtime but lunch time I couldn't be sure as she did this on her own at school. So to determine she was having it I asked for school to supervise this.
Megan's blood readings continued to remain high and the clinic decided they would fit a probe next month.
The issues started at her most recent clinic appointment with her diabetic nurse. On entering the room I was questioned who the other child I had with me was to which I replied my youngest daughter the nurse replied 'she doesn't live with you tho does she ' the nurse had visited my home once and youngest was at school I felt this was quite an unprofessional remark and it hurt me ( maybe I'm being to sensitive) I was then told by this nurse that they had received an alarming call from Megan's school stating that Megan hadn't been attending lunch time insulin checks . Obviously I new nothing about this and was shocked that 1. She hadn't been going 2. I hadn't been told. I questioned who she had spoken to how long Megan hadn't been attending and was told for some time.
I was very upset and felt quite cross with Megan . The nurse asked Megan why and although sympathetic came to the conclusion Megan was embarrassed with her diabetes . This is not the case at all and after speaking to meg myself was told it was simply just an unconvenience to her.
I've contacted Megan's school on a number of occasions to speak to the senco left messages but my calls haven't been returned which I'm disgusted about i have spoken to the receptionist ( who was the person checking my daughter had her insulin who informed me meg hadnt come 10 times and that she had passed this information on to the senco i explained i knew nothing about this and expressed concern thathow this can not just affect megans health but also her concentration therefore her school work will suffer and can not understand. The senco however did find the time to take my daughter out of her form room and tell her she has to come lunch times as your mum is blaming your high readings on the school !!!! I can not get my head around any of this and feel I have been let down by so many professionals .
Anyone offer any advice
This is my first post so will give you a bit of history. My daughter meg was diagnosed 12 January 2012 type 1 she is 12 years old.
Megan has had high readings since August (mostly between 14 and 26) her diabetic team has dealt with this by increasing her insulin on a weekly basis. She is currently on 17 17 17 novarapid and 31 nightly levemir. The increases never made a difference to readings. The diabetic team then questioned if meg was always having her insulin. I was confident that she was having breakfast tea and bedtime but lunch time I couldn't be sure as she did this on her own at school. So to determine she was having it I asked for school to supervise this.
Megan's blood readings continued to remain high and the clinic decided they would fit a probe next month.
The issues started at her most recent clinic appointment with her diabetic nurse. On entering the room I was questioned who the other child I had with me was to which I replied my youngest daughter the nurse replied 'she doesn't live with you tho does she ' the nurse had visited my home once and youngest was at school I felt this was quite an unprofessional remark and it hurt me ( maybe I'm being to sensitive) I was then told by this nurse that they had received an alarming call from Megan's school stating that Megan hadn't been attending lunch time insulin checks . Obviously I new nothing about this and was shocked that 1. She hadn't been going 2. I hadn't been told. I questioned who she had spoken to how long Megan hadn't been attending and was told for some time.
I was very upset and felt quite cross with Megan . The nurse asked Megan why and although sympathetic came to the conclusion Megan was embarrassed with her diabetes . This is not the case at all and after speaking to meg myself was told it was simply just an unconvenience to her.
I've contacted Megan's school on a number of occasions to speak to the senco left messages but my calls haven't been returned which I'm disgusted about i have spoken to the receptionist ( who was the person checking my daughter had her insulin who informed me meg hadnt come 10 times and that she had passed this information on to the senco i explained i knew nothing about this and expressed concern thathow this can not just affect megans health but also her concentration therefore her school work will suffer and can not understand. The senco however did find the time to take my daughter out of her form room and tell her she has to come lunch times as your mum is blaming your high readings on the school !!!! I can not get my head around any of this and feel I have been let down by so many professionals .
Anyone offer any advice