Teachers with Diabetes

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Comment by Jennifer J. on October 2, 2009 at 11:10am

Hi everyone! Great to see this community! I teach visually impaired students in our district on an itinerant basis part-time, which means my students range from primary grades to high school. I'm also attending graduate school for an M.A. in Special Education. Previously I was a teacher on call (substitute) for a few months. Next year when I am done school I am hoping to get back into classroom teaching at least part-time. I'm only in my third year of teaching so am still fairly "new" in the grand scheme of teaching experience!

Comment by Wendy M on August 10, 2009 at 8:47pm

Hey everyone! I have been the Director for a Sylvan Learning Center for the past 2 years, but I am going back to the classroom! Excited.. wanted to share!

Comment by Annette Campos on May 25, 2009 at 3:27pm

Hello all, just joined the group have been teaching for seven years in elementary school. Just diagnosed this year.

Comment by Myriam Aponte on April 2, 2009 at 10:16am

Hello! I just joined and it is really good to be able to express so any similarities, been a Teacher and a type 1 diabetic. I will be on a pump very soon, so I will be back to ask some questions.

Comment by Di on March 30, 2009 at 4:22pm

Hi all. Just joined this group (thanks, Toni!). I teach 4th grade in NJ. Looking forward to chiming in every now and then!

Comment by Merietta on January 5, 2009 at 1:01pm

Oh, I know. You can actually tell a difference on the college level - students are not ready for the college classroom. I really hope that everything changes with our new administration...education needs an over-haul...bad!!

Comment by Chris Funk on January 5, 2009 at 6:09am

I agree, I hate testing. SO many students know the test results don't affect their future, so they don't take them seriously. We test the heck out of our kids today, and I've noticed a lot of subject area teachers are now teaching to the tests. I am excited to see what our new leaders will do.

Comment by Merietta on January 4, 2009 at 7:34pm

Ugh! Testing! I REALLY don't miss that! Does no good for them in college. I feel your pain

Comment by Merietta on January 4, 2009 at 2:14pm

Well, I teach on a college level - so I have more time. I used to teach grade school and NEVER had time! I am so happy that I switched...sorry. I stay up very late every night - and that's when I do most of my internet work. You know what was the most difficult part of getting Christmas gifts from my students when I taught grade school? The fact that SO many kids brought me food products as gifts, and of course none of them were apples or sugar free - but mainly chocolates of full of sugar. After my first year of teaching, I sent a letter home with the kids at the beginning of the year to parents introducing myself. I told them that I was a diabetic and that any treats students would receive would be non-food related, and if food was involved it would be fruit and vegetables. I noticed that though I still got sugary sweets as gifts, it greatly reduced after making them aware of my diabetes and no sweets rule I had in my room. Now on a college level, my students are awesome with their gifts. I got two boxes of sugar free chocolates and then things like gift certificates to Barnes and Noble and a very pretty scarf...LOVE IT!

Comment by Patricia Sellers on January 4, 2009 at 1:26pm

School starts tomorrow and I am not ready to be done with my holiday time, although I know I will eat better again without all the holiday food. I can see that teachers don't respond as often as other groups. How do you all find time to keep up with this group as I would love to do so, but always seem to let school preps and grading take up my "free" time - stressful! Are there any Indiana teachers out there?

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