Diabetes and School Parents always have some anxiety about their
child with diabetes starting school. You may have a young child
who is not mature enough to manage his or her own diabetes care.
Or you may have an older child who has more responsibility for
his care, but still needs guidance. Either way, you want to feel
that your child is in safe hands while at school and make sure
that your child is not treated differently because of having
diabetes. Following the guidelines below will help your child
have a safe and healthy year at school. What do I need to tell
the school? Teach those who will be working with your child at
school about diabetes. Call the school nurse, teacher, or
principal to discuss the best way to inform all of the necessary
people. It is essential that you educate the teachers, school
nurse, bus driver, gym teacher, lunchroom workers, and others
involved with your child at school. Sometimes the school nurse
or the teacher will help educate other staff people. This is
usually best to do