We were lucky. Nathan had a friend, Nic, in his class that was also diabetic and had been since he was a toddler. The school already had a system for dealing with diabetic children. This was a blessing and an annoyance both. It was fantastic that I knew I didn't have to worry, but sometimes it seems we were thrown into something that wasn't ours. We had to do things Nic's way. Sometimes I feel like we aren't given choices in our son's health at school and the health tech doesn't value my decisions as much as she does Nic's mom's. It doesn't help that Nic's mom is a registered nurse, but I think mostly it is the perception that she's "been doing this longer" than I have. What I want to say is that my kid isn't Nic. Every diabetic is different. But I don't feel this way often. Most of the time I feel blessed to have our wonderful health tech Sandy.
Sandy is a gift from God! Nathan's first days back at school (Thursday and Friday) I had to go to a conference out of town (an hour away). I was a little nervous being so far out of town so soon, but Sandy e-mailed me 3 or 4 times each day and things went great.
I alway say Sandy treats my child like a mom treats her own children. Nathan has a "plan" that if you are a school nurse, I've noticed they stick to it 100%. Sandy isn't afraid of not following the plan 100%. For example, if his blood sugar is below 100 in the morning when he gets to school, he is supposed to have a snack. Now a nurse won't give him a snack if he is at 101, but Sandy will.
From day 1 the school has taken great care of my child and I've never felt nervous about sending my child to school. I'm lucky.
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