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Permalink Reply by Jerodsmom on August 2, 2011 at 5:45pm

My son is older (wil be going into the 8th grade this coming school year) but we had a kit that stayed at school with a meter, finger poke, test strips, glucagon, snacks and juice for lows.....My son would leave the class right before lunch 10 minutes early each day to go test. If I packed him a lunch, I would write the carbs on the bottom of his bag. If he wanted to eat hot lunch, we would decide prior to school that morning what he was getting and make sure we knew the carb count.

He had some days that he would be running low and the school would call me and let me know and even though they knew what Jerod needed to do would verify it with me each time. Then I would get a call back 15 minutes later when he retested to let me know what it went up to.

Again my son is older so no he would not eat someone elses food. He was old enough to realize the importance of this. I understand your concern with a child only 4 years old.

Permalink Reply by Diane Diekmann on August 2, 2011 at 6:09pm

My daughter was diagnosed in Kindergarten. She had a kit for school that stayed with her all the time as well as additional supplies kept in the nurses office. She had an assistant that stayed with her at all times (mostly just became an extra set of hands for the teacher) who oversaw her snack and lunch. We sent food from home with the carb counts. They call me at snack time and lunch with her blood sugar reading and what insulin the pump determined she needs which I had to approve. She would buy hot lunch once a week usually pizza or hot dog because that was easier for me to figure out carbs.

Permalink Reply by Julee on August 2, 2011 at 6:13pm

First, yes she needs a meter to stay with her and you are responsible to keep ALL the supplies stocked. lancets, test strips, low treaters, glucagon and insulin. She needs a doctor's form filled out. Children's has a form they can just print out with all the information the nurse needs. At Allie's school, the nurse informed all of her teachers of her condition (classroom teacher, PE, Library, music). The teacher should be in the lunch room with her and should know about her condition. *caution* Allie's school doesn't give a lot of time for lunch so I have a plan in place where if she doesn't finish her lunch she is to go to the nurse's office and finish....no excuses from the school. What type of insulin is she on? Allie's school made her go to the nurse to eat her snacks....now at first I was concerned about her missing class time, but it proved to be a God-send because Allie had someone monitor how much she ate.

I have some logs that Children's hospital gave us. I scanned them in for us to continue to use. If you would like me to email it to you I will. just give me your email address. I have two different types of logs... one for the NPH and Regular insulin and another for Basal/Bolus.....but Allie's nurse was very compliant with me and just emailed me her numbers every day.

Allie is 7 and knows not to eat anything but what is in her lunch box but your daughter's teacher should be in the lunch room and hopefully will monitor whether or not they share food. If not the teacher, the aide. The good thing about Charles County schools is they have full-time teacher's aids for Kindergarten. She will probably be her best friend and "buddy" for all her care and trips to the nurse's office.

I hope I helped. If you have any more questions please do not hesitate to contact me!! I did not need a 504 plan but every school is different, every teacher is different and every child is different. Talk to the teacher and nurse and get a feel for how they will handle it. Allie's teacher last year was terrific, very helpful and so willing to take on the task of helping with Allie. I am going into the new school year, 504 in hand because if the accomodations are not made, that is when the 504 and IEP comes into play.

Permalink Reply by stretched2thin on August 2, 2011 at 6:34pm

there is a teacher and t/a and they eat in room. I called the department of the navy case worker we have to ask the navy if they can send of 6 log books. They said the she has to have a IEP and if this principal fights me 504 too!

Permalink Reply by Julee on August 3, 2011 at 4:05am

The principal shouldn't fight you. The County has so many children with diabetes and they know they have to comply. I would still walk in with your 504 ready, but hopefully you won't need it. Have everything outlined as to what you want done. The nurse at Allie's school is so educated and so nice, she pretty much took over her care while she was at school and I didn't have to do much of anything except keep the supplies stocked. She was the person who made decisions on what Allie could and couldn't do as far as recess, if she was too low, what kind of snacks, if they had one and what to do if she was high. She and I decided it would also be a good idea to have some free foods kept in the nurse's office in case the class was having a snack she couldn't have. The nurse had a refrigerator so I kept cheese sticks there. Hopefully, you will have a great nurse as well. Do you know the nurse's name?

Permalink Reply by stretched2thin on August 3, 2011 at 5:59am

I don't remember her name but boy was she pre-pared. The vice principal was very nice and the principal was... um strict and sharp. I am just worried. Right now I am looking for a site i lost when my computer crashed, it had these labels for meals the was for carb counting. I am going to go shopping for things tomorrow, and I am going to load the house with things and on the 17th get a prescription for the meters and all the new things we need... and then the new sugar kits and oye I am so stressed! Pissed stressed and worried.

Permalink Reply by Julee on August 3, 2011 at 8:18am

17th??? Maybe I will see you at the office? Allie has an appointment with Dr. Austin that morning.

Permalink Reply by jgoering on August 2, 2011 at 7:11pm

I would love to have the logs you used, Julee. My son is going to pre-k this year as well and the nurse would like us to keep logs going back and forth. Would you please send them to me? My email address is jessicagoering@yahoo.com. THANKS!!!

Permalink Reply by Julee on August 3, 2011 at 8:18am

I tried to email you the log and it came back undeliverable. ????

Permalink Reply by jgoering on August 3, 2011 at 10:44am

I'm not sure why...but here's a different email address to try -
jessica.goering@mcpherson.com

THANKS!

Permalink Reply by Julee on August 5, 2011 at 3:51am

Sent again to the new address. :)

Permalink Reply by stretched2thin on August 2, 2011 at 6:18pm

My daughter has been a diabetic for almost three years, im used to home life... when we go to my friends house and her kids free graze all day long and snacks are laying everywhere she doesn't touch them. But at school... who knows! she might think school is a different rules. I told my husband since she loves chef salad i can make that for her and get disposable bowls and cutlery and write on them and get sticky notes and since she eats so fast no biggy on huge lunch. but give her lots of free foods and proteins and lower crabs. but make it yummy. but them i just don't know what to do.

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