Child with type 1 diabetes in reception and would like some advice etc please

[paranoidmother]

Hi

I am a TA who looks after a boy with type 1 on a daily basis. He has just started in Reception so now full time where as before I looked after him mornings in Nursery.
So I have started a diary for him where I put what the weather is like, what he's been doing in between sugar checks and any other information that I think is relevant. He is on a pump but at 4 he isn't able to tell us when he feels not right.
As he's just started full time school we're trying to put everything in place at school.

So my questions at the moment are as follows

Is anyone a 1 2 1 for a child with diabetes in a school or does your child have a 121 person. I can test him at minimum about 5-7 times a day and sometimes this can be him having to sit between tests to get his levels back to normal.

He has lunches provided by school, so does anyone have any advice on this?

Does anyone have any advice or tips for PE etc?

If you have any more advice I'll gratefully receive it.

At the moment there are two of us in school who have training and use it. My colleague did it before me and is my back up. We have also trained 3 other members of staff and we are hoping to have someone full time for him but not to overly hover over him as we want school to be as normal for him as possible.

TIA for all your advice and help. I've also put this thread on diabetes.

I have an older child in my class (upper primary) who has just started with us and is a type 1 diabetic. The diabetes nurse has just been in to talk to me and my TA and also recommended literature from www.diabetes.org.uk/schools that send out an info pack for teachers. It sounds as though you need info from a health professional who knows the child to be able to advise. Are his parents able to give you advice?

His parents are very helpful but obviously as he's their first and eldest, neither have dealt with it before and I ask as many questions as possible. I was hoping someone might be able to say how they had handled the sugar checks and give advice.

Do you do the blood test for your child? If mine is too low we can then spend up to 45 minutes with him 121 keeping him quiet as he isn't allowed to go off and play until he's back up to normal range. How do you cope if someone has to be with him for that time?
He has hot lunches as they are free for his age and this has to be weighed and adjusted so that we can then do a sugar check at lunch time.
Do you take the pump off for PE or any other time?

Sorry for all the questions but want some reasurance that we are doing the right things above and beyond the basics.
TIA

I have been 1:1 for a child with diabetes but not with a pump, and didn't have to do blood checks so often (only mid-morning, lunchtime, mid-afternoon and then if I thought they seemed low). Staying with them if they were low wasn't a problem as they had 1:1, but usually after some sweets they were feeling well enough to play again within about 15 minutes.

My child does not have a pump. She tests herself and gives her own injection (supervised). Her mum provides a packed lunch so all the carbs have already been weighed. I'm probably not going to be much help as this child only started with us last week so we are still getting to know her and her routines.

mabythesea did you manage to get funding for you to be 1:1 or was it going to happen anyway?

I do 10-15am, 11.40am + carbs (unless we've had an over active morning), 1.15pm and 2.30pm as standard.
Today we had PE so I did
10am, 11.40am, 1.15 (30 minutes) and 2.30 (30 minutes).
He's only 4 and we have to do the sitting calmly for 15 minutes between tests when low.
Petalpower what age is your child?
Thank you :)

If he is low that often then it sounds like his diabetes isn't that well controlled, are you having several episodes of low blood sugar a day? I'd speak to his nurse to advise as that seems too much to me.

My child is 9 years old.