Greetings Michelle…how is your son’s diabetes handled while at school? Are the staff allowed to treat lows? At what point are you contacted? There was a girl in grade 3 at the school where I teach, whos teacher sent her unaided to our staffroom downstairs, so that she may retrieve a snack from the fridge to treat a low! Unbelievable! I had asked her if she was allright, and she replied…my knees are wobbly! Of course I went down with her, and later educated her teacher who fully defended her course of action…also, the child’s parents at one time, were not contacted when the girl had a reading of 33 ( that’s 594 by U.S. standards!!!)…yet the powers that be at the school, are confident that “they know what to do” in a diabetic emergency…we are also 2 staff members with D…Rather unsettling, isn’t it!
Linda, we homeschool. But when we were in school we had those same issues. You can read more about our school story here: http://hometown.aol.com/mcurtis596/myhomepage/index.html
The mom who created the video is trying to bring attention to the CHILDREN with diabetes. While adults do get diagnosed with Type 1, I believe the majority of people diagnosed with Type 1 are diagnosed as children. While I do feel for any adult with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, I just do not feel you can compare getting diabetes at the age of forty or even twenty, with getting diabetes in its most severe form at the age of two or eight. My niece will have diabetes 20 years when she is 28. I know someone whose son was diagnosed at 24 months. Unless she is extremely lucky, she will start having complications in her thirties. Not in her fifties or sixties. Because Type 1 diabetes is so very difficult to control in children, she is out of range fifty percent of the time on a bad day and thirty percent of the time on a good day. So I have no illusions any more about being able to keep her blood sugars under control most of the day and night. There has been much discussion about this on the children with diabetes forum. I am very sorry the video was posted here, because it looks as if these children will be overlooked ONCE AGAIN! P.S. Yes, Type 1 diabetes if initially diagnosed when an adult is MUCH, MUCH easier. There are no growth hormones you have to fight and adjust basals for every few days. Of course, by the time she is nineteen, she will have had diabetes for ten years, and it will have progressed. So if you have to get it at all, the later the better. Being an older person, I would gladly take it on if I could from a younger adult, because 19 is also way to young to have to deal with this.
Thanks, Jan, for understanding. I can say that I am relieved that the video is off the front page. I have a feeling there are way more type 2’s on this site and way more adults than parents dealing with children with type 1. I posted the video on tudiabetes in an effort to stir up attention for type 1 and unfortunately it wasn’t received how it was intended. Thank god for CWD…somewhere I feel understood and there isn’t this needless bickering about the poor type 2’s or the poor adults with type 1. I like this site, Manny is the best, but CWD will always be home.
I disagree…I feel this site is mostly populated with type 1, while still bringing awareness to all types. However, I do agree, as I have mentioned earlier, that there is much focus on type 2. I believe the Oprah show should open with bringing home to the general public the differences between type 1 & 2…as to drive in the complexities, (because the general public DOES NOT UNDERSTAND)… then move on to CHILDREN wth type 1.
We are all In the same Boat here and yes we must do everything we can to save the children If you got Love.save the children.I was asking Ms,Oprah to do the show and just have the children are as many people with Type 1 and as many people with Type 2 and Mr.Manny Hernandez,Along with foot Drs,Specialist,the scientist,people that can explan how far we come.are how far we got to go,and what Is the world going to do about helping our children with Type1and getting them the Meds they need.So If you think about It ,It not about leaving the children out are who gets the most time It about Love and helping one another find a cure soon.!!! Stay Strong,Stay Blessed,and Keep the Faith. We will get there together.Were theres a will theres a way. Thank God.!!!
Hey Lady,I feel like this One Is know more as serious as the next.Both Types are Life Treatening.1-2 and now I hear they may have another type 3 which Is really bad Its twice the Blood sugar.I dont know how true It Is Now but I read that on one of my Diabetic News Letters via E-mail.So lets not point the finger but lets use that to get the job done together. Stay strong,Stay Blessed. Keep your Faith In God,and our Hands. Peace.!!!
Did anything ever come of this?
Nope. I haven’t heard anything but it is still circulating, so that is good.