Every Child Matters - Children with Diabetes

He wants basic (Idiot's guides) sheets about hypos and everydayreminders for Joel and the teachers to be put on the classroom door. I havealso been busy putting together some new guidelines for Joel, there will be noexcuse by the time I'm finished! I asked him about the Glucagon, he said hehad spoken to the DSN who has advised him not to have it in the school andhe must go by what they advise. Well thanks a lot Clare (DSN), thanks fornot telling me you were going to say that to him! Why do DSNs always have todo that? She told me that the head was not happy to have his staff trained toadminister Glucagon. DanniJohn D aged 14. Staffs. diagnosed in October 2006 aged 12 (he was in year 8at high school). To start the school were very good but his head of year left andhis new one is not so supportive.John was having problems coming to terms with having a life long chroniccondition-- type 1 diabetes and needed assurance and support. He was nothaving his lunchtime injection of Novorapid, so his blood glucose levels wererising. When he has high BG levels his mood changes and he is argumentative,stroppy and can may lose his temper, which has resulted in him fighting atschool.He has had a 5 day in school exclusion (meaning he starts/finishes at differenttimes to the rest of the school and is taught in isolation). This was because hewas argumentative with his PE teacher who would not accept that John couldnot run around the field because he felt “low”. John became more and moreargumentative and agitated and the teacher just refused to let him go back tothe changing rooms to check his BG level. This has now been rectified by thePE dept carrying a bag containing emergency supplies and also John is to givehis monitor (not sure how he is suppose to wash his hands).He has had a couple of 2 day exclusions and last one was a 5 day homeexclusion all for fighting. This was when his BG was tests all showed highreadings.I have had many meetings with the school regarding John’s insulin injectionsand many things have been decided:1. The first was John to go to the medical room and a witness sign his diary tosay he had had his injection. This worked for a week, then John did notappear and no one looked into it. When I questioned why, I was told notenough staff.2. The next step was John was to be collected at 12.30 (lunchtime) and takenhome to have his injection. He was then told to stay home until his BGlevels were stable!! This went on for 2 weeks until the DSN and consultantbecame involved.3. The next step was someone was to meet John in reception and take him tothe medical room, watch him have his injection and then leave thepremises and John return to his lessons. This was not working as I workand so does his father and other members of the family.He has had a 5-day exclusion for fighting and yet the other boy had admittedhe swore and landed the first punch but he had no punishment at all but Johngot 5 days exclusion.40