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Kathryn, The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has a written policy in place. Unfortunately many of the school principals, who have the obligation of educating themselves and their staff, are not aware that a policy even exists. The school bo...
April 19
My daughter goes to school in Vancouver, B.C. and I teach in the district as well. It's not an issue of policy so much as lack of understanding. People involved with kids need to be medically trained (and tehy are to some extent), but they also ne...
March 14
Hello Tracy ,I live in BC ...I am not personally connected or ever was with the education system ; well into my retirement years . Neither have I heard of stories in my area about testing in washrooms( toilets ) etc. I have heard teachers say , th...
March 14
Hi there, I'm not sure where this information is coming from re: Kathryn's posts and some similar comments. It would help if each person stated in which province or provinces these comments/rules apply. I am a teacher (and a Type 1 diabetic) tea...
March 9
The Canadian school boards need to get with the program. As usual, we are slow in developing decent policies. My son's school board is JUST reviewing the policies now. We were lucky enough to be invited to have some say. What bothers me most is th...
February 13
Help is coming. Advocate! Go to the school with the information package from CDA on Kids with Diabetes in your Care (they'll mail you a copy), offer whatever training you can and take it to all levels in the school district. Last year was a terrib...
February 12

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At 1:13pm on January 16, 2009, Andrea said…
Hi Kathryn and welcome to TuDiabetes! So glad you joined us and good luck on your research. If you need anything just ask.

Andrea B.
At 10:09am on January 16, 2009, Lisa Shenson said…
Kathryn-
Though I am not personally familiar with Canadian disability policies related to school, your cousin should probably contact the JDRF affiliate in Toronto to seek someone who is knowledgeable in that area. For contact info, go to: http://www.jdrf.ca/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=A9244FFD-D8A6-360A-2BA02DEEA846D13E
-Lisa Shenson
At 8:20pm on January 14, 2009, tracy said…
Kathryn - welcome to TuDiabetes - it's great to have you join our community!
At 6:32pm on January 14, 2009, Diabetic_Iz_Me said…
Hello and Welcome to TuDiabetes! You'll find plenty support and information at TuD. When you have the chance please visit the "About Us" Section, it will help you navigate around the community. Please make yourself at home.

Cherise
At 11:52am on January 14, 2009, Sohair Abdel-Rahman said…
Hello Kathryn,very great site to find practical information about kids with diabetes.

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Hometown (where you come from):
Manchester
Do you have diabetes?
No
Type of diabetes
Other
What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
help
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
i was searching for information to do with diabetes within pre-school and kindergarten
What do you do for a living?
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