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School and Daycare

My daughter’s school is concerned about her lows, averaging one or two a day. Is she having way more episodes of hypoglycemia than average or normal?

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Who do I talk to about setting up an IEP for my daughter?

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Is there a law that states that children with diabetes may keep their meters, glucagon and supplies in the classroom and that they may test in the classroom?

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Do you have any information on the cognitive effects of type 1 diabetes in the school setting?

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My son’s 504 was put in place on March 31, 2008 so the school wants me to conduct a meeting to renew it since one year is nearing. How should I proceed?

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My friend has been told she cannot accompany her recently diagnosed young teen son on a field trip. Is there any law that says she should be allowed to go? The school nurse is not going.

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How do I apply for accommodations with the College Board for my granddaughter?

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My 15 year old daughter, who has type 1 diabetes, wears an insulin pump and does all of her own boluses, monitoring, etc. She is in the ninth grade and the problem is that whenever she goes on a school trip, a parent is required to attend. We have been told that if we can’t go, she can’t go which doesn’t seem fair to me.

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My son will be entering the second grade and just got changed to doing a shot before lunch. He cannot do his own shots yet and will need help, but the school nurse is only there one day a week and has a helper as other times. Do they have to help him do his shots? Do I have to go to the school and give my son’s shots until he learns to do them himself?

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My son’s kindergarten school nurse had told us that my son cannot take his glucose testing kit inside his classroom. Is this right?

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