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•Examples of positive School ExperiencesSome of the schools mentioned are private schools with small classsizes.In anticipation for the return to school tomorrow, the Head invited me in torefresh all members of staff on emergency hypo procedure. There are one ortwo new members of staff, but otherwise they have all seen and heard itbefore. They have always had glucogen in school (on the understanding that itwas for my use, or if emergency services needed it), but had never agreed touse it themselves before.I had a copy of her care plan and the care pathway in front of me, and basicallytalked them through the glucose/15 mins/glucose etc procedure.... the 'ifunable to swallow' glucoGel procedure, and then explained that if she wasunconscious that they should put her in recovery, call 999 and wait for theservices to arrive at our middle-of-nowhere-rural school. When they (or I)arrived, we would administer the oh-so-easy-to-use-I-have-never-beentrained-in-itGlucogen that they hold in school. At this point, the head and oneother TA just said 'we would give it to her rather than watch her die - will youshow us how'!!!Hurrah!I have to write a letter for her files explaining that I would want them to use itin the case of a severe emergency, and would not hold them responsible ifanything untoward happened if they administered it following the instructionsin the box lid.I am so pleased - we really are quite rural in terms of distances out here,closest hospital is 25mins (at illegal speeds) away. I have offered to take an outof date glucogen into school and show them how to use it if they want (theydo).The sad thing is, whilst I am delighted with the outcome, I think this change ofheart has happened because so many staff saw her have her seizure last term.They saw how quickly it could happen, and they saw the speed of responsethat was required to keep her well and safe. I honestly don't think they wouldhave agreed to glucogen if that hadn't happened.AngieMum to Alice 6, dx 02/05, pumping 12/0750
♦Finn has funding from the LEA. It's not statementing. It is funding formedical needs. The paperwork is much simpler apparently and comes from adifferent pot of money. I rang the LEA myself to find if it existed and itis dealt with within the special needs department.It is reviewed annually and he gets 7 1/2 hours per week. This is purely forhis diabetes needs.All it took was a letter from his DSN explaining he is unable to recogniseand treat hypos, needs to eat lunch.I know of at least 2 other children in Lincolnshire who get exactly the samepurely for diabetes. I think it is par for the course here for the youngerchildren with diabetes.Marie, mum to Findley, 6, diagnosed 2001, minimed pump,♦In a pre-school setting, Sophie's nursery was second to none in her diabetescare. Diagnosed at 2, I was just about to start a new job, and Sophie wasalready in nursery. Once we had settled into her injection routine we talked tonursery, trained them on tests etc and they were off, 10 days after herdiagnosis! After about a month they asked if they could learn to do herinjections, as I kept having to drive there from work. So we trained them onthat too - there were about 5 staff who could do them. Sophie was there 4 daysa week and they were probably more fastidious than me in her tests andmaking sure she was OK. I cried when she left because I knew she was unlikelyto have that kind of care from a third party ever again!Penny♦I cannot complain about Poppy's school because they have been great - evenbetter now that Becky (DSN) came to give them a talk - all 5 first aiders weremore than willing to do blood tests, injections and now supervise Poppydoing her pump settings. I would like to complain about many of the otherMilton Keynes schools, but I did a survey with the parents in our group (inconjunction with the local council) - and most were complimentary abouttheir child's school. Most children in our area do hardly any blood tests andonly 2 injections! Having said that the council's report did conclude that thereis a need for a more unified approach.51
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Page 24 and 25: ♦4-year-old Polly was due to star
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