Every Child Matters - Children with Diabetes

♦I have just been to school to oversee Dan's lunch as school staff are stillnowhere near being able to do it. I have had trouble since the start of term andwe have a meeting with the LEA and parent partnership on mon 29th. But theproblems still go on.When I got into the classroom Dan came over and it was obvious that he washypo and straight away he said he was. I asked how long he had felt likethat and he said while he was doing his work, so I'd imagine at least15mins. The only person in the class was the relief teacher. His classteacher isn’t there on Thursdays.So I treated his hypo and went to see the head who was not in, but the SENCOwas. So I told her and she immediately got all defensive and said that twoother members of staff were in the class. She then went to find one of theTA's. It transpires that the one TA had been sat with Dan whilst he did hiswork. She said he had looked ok, but was drinking water (sure sign ofhypo). We asked Dan why he didn't tell anyone and he didn't really answerbut sat with his head down. The senco then said that I had accused them ofleaving him on his own!! To which I replied that I hadn't, but stated thefact that there was only one member of staff in the room when I arrived. Shereplied that they go to lunch at 11.55 (meaning the TA's I guess) She was sodefensive and almost aggressive. This is the senco, that is supposedto understand "special needs"I asked Dan why he hadn't told anyone and he said because Mrs Brettlewouldn't know what to do as she hasn't had training on his pump. This is trueas she has only just returned to school after the hols. He then said I hate myblood sugars. He is obviously really stressed with it all last night I did a testwhilst he was in bed and in his sleep he said, "I wish I didn't have diabetes"I really don't know which way to turn now he is in school with no one thatreally has a clue. And they are now obviously getting fed up with thesituation. I have left the Parent Partnership a message, as I don't really feelthat I want to leave him in school right now.. The thing is though, that theonly person in school at that point today has only sat in on the trainingand hasn't actually had any hands on experience. This is the first week thatI have left him on his own as the last two weeks I sat in school all day.So far there have been 5 incidences that give me cause for concern.♦After being delayed due to completing some tests in a previous lesson, theclass had no time to go outside to eat their morning snacks. At this schoollunch is not served until 1.30 pm, many children do not get to eat until almost2.00 pm. The children went to queue for their next lesson. Sasha got out hersnack and bolused the insulin through the pump and began to eat her snack.The other children were eating their snacks too and a teacher came along andstarted shouting and ranting at the children for eating in the corridor. Theywere told to stop eating and put away the food the teacher would not listenwhen Sasha or her friends tried to explain the teacher that Sasha needed to eatNOW because she had given the insulin.29