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I am at a loss at to what I need to tell my kid's school about her diabetes. Does anyone know about special forms or the right people I should talk to?

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I am not sure about the forms but I would make sure that I spoke to the school nurse, the teacher and the folks who work in the school kitchen on a regular basis. How old is your child? My daughter had a milk allergy that caused her to break out in hives and start wheezing and she was able to articulate her problem to adults and she knew exactly what she could and couldn't eat at about 8 years old. We made flash cards with the big words of her allergy triggers so she could learn to be careful with what she ate. We learned that it was generally better for her to eat nothing unless I sent it or she could read the packaging herself. Even touching milk or having it touch her caused the hives. I taught her that when adults pressure her to eat something (you would be amazed how often this happened) she should tell them that she is not allowed because it could kill her and if she were to have a reaction because they made her eat something her mommy would sue the pants off them.LOL It worked like a charm although she did come across as a bit rude from time to time. Better that than another trip to the ER. I think with diabetes it might be a good idea to sort of informally train her friends of signs to look for that her blood sugar may be off and ask them to call attention to the nurse or teacher when those signs are apparent in case your childs blood sugar gets low and she can't communicate that herself.