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Comment by Wendella Type 1 on January 28, 2010 at 9:33am

Hi Elly --
Hi! In regards to your comment on starting teaching and telling staff and students -- I have been teaching for 5 years and have never told any of my elementary students. I also did not tell my principal when interviewed, it came up naturally about a year after I'd been teaching. But, I'm a very private person and dont really tell people until they get to know me. I don' t want to be judged, and I dont 'want to worry folks. Are you aware when you have hypoglycemia? I can always feel a low coming on and just have a few Dex-4 tabs nearby to pop. I also allow snacks in my classroom, so it's no big deal for students to be snacking or for them to see me eating an apple or crackers. I do plan on doing some lessons on Diabetes with my older students later on in the year to help educate them, but if you're a visiting teacher/ sub/ student teacher I think I'd want the focus to be on your skills... I'd say let them judge you on your teaching , not any preconceptions they might have aabout Diabetes. Unless , of course, you are hypo unaware, and they you need to let people know so they can help.

Just do what's comfortable for you. good luck!

Comment by Elly on January 28, 2010 at 1:48am

Hi,
I am just getting my qualifications to teach and am kinda daunted by the whole telling my practum schools and classes about my diabetes. Any advice would be great.
Thanks
Elly

Comment by Jeremy Steinhart on January 10, 2010 at 9:46pm

not a teacher......yet

still have to get my degree so hopefully i will be teaching in 5 years or so......

Comment by Byron Conner on January 9, 2010 at 9:30pm

Spring Break can't get here soon enough!! Really I just want it to warm up enough that I can stand to be outside to do some walking.

Comment by Kathyann on January 9, 2010 at 1:13pm

And the first week back was hard!! But good, because there were way too many goodies at home over the holiday.

Comment by Todd T. on January 9, 2010 at 10:50am

Made it through the first week after the holidays. Is it spring-break yet?

Comment by Kathyann on December 24, 2009 at 11:59am

Hi Carly. Welcome aboard.

Comment by Carly on December 23, 2009 at 10:39pm

Hi, I'm an Education Assistant not a teacher I hope that is ok. I have been working as an EA. in my childhood elementary school for 10 years now. I work with K-1 students it's a blast.

Comment by Kathyann on December 21, 2009 at 7:56pm

I always bring my lunch and try to stick to only what I have. If I can't resist, I will take a tiny portion of whatever it is but eat it right before my lunch is over so I don't have to look at it again.

Comment by Richard Troxel on December 21, 2009 at 7:54am

I just joined this group, I'm happy to see there is a place where educators can post questions and concerns. I'm not a classroom teacher like most are but I do work in schools. I worked for IBM for over 28 years and got downsized. Now I wear several hats at school. I do technical work but I also teach staff development classes and right now I'm working with 4th grade students helping teachers with their science labs. I'm giving hands on experience with electricity and magnetism. I make it fun for the kids and I enjoy it too.

One of the most difficult things that I find in the schools I go to is all the food in the teacher lounge. It takes a lot of will power to resist. Does anyone else have this problem? If so, how do you control your cravings? I do pretty well but it is hard.

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