| As the school year winds down, parents of
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| | become adept at recognizing signs of
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| children with diabetes may want to take a
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| | trouble and asking for help if and when
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| few minutes to evaluate their child's
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| | it's needed. You also have to give school
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| relationship with the school. Was the
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| | personnel enough information so that you
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| school staff able to handle any problems
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| | can trust they will look out for your
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| that arose this year? "There needs to be
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| | child's welfare.
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| really good communication between the
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| | Provide the school with an individual
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| parent and the school," says Virginia
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| | action plan from your child's doctor that
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| Zamudio, R.N., M.S.N., C.D.E. and past
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| | gives instructions on: testing, shots,
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| president of the American Association of
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| | oral medications for low blood sugar
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| Diabetes Educators.
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| | problems, dietary requirements (e.g.,
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| Assessing how things are going and
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| | need for snacks), and explicit plans for
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| establishing effective diabetes
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| | handling low and high blood sugar.
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| management at school can yield a variety
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| | "If the nurse isn't available, even the
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| of positive results, including:
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| | bus driver and other school personnel
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| * Promoting a healthy, productive
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| | need to be able to recognize if your
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| learning environment (when your child is
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| | child is having symptoms of hypoglycemia
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| experiencing lows, it is very difficult
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| | and offer a form of quick-acting sugar,"
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| for him or her to learn)
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| | Zamudio says. Work to establish an
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| * Reducing school absences and classroom
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| | overall diabetes-friendly environment.
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| disruptions
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| | The American Diabetes Association's Safe
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| * Creating an effective response in a
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| | at School campaign recommends that
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| diabetes-related emergency
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| | capable students should be allowed to
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| The younger the child, the more important
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| | self-manage their diabetes in the
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| it is to check in with the school on a
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| | classroom and during school activities.
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| week-to-week basis. Age matters: A
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| | To learn more about diabetes management
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| recently diagnosed kindergartner will
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| | at school, go to diabetes.org
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| need a much different approach than the
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| | advocacy-and-legalresources
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| one you'd take with a high school senior
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| | discrimination/school/safeschool.jsp
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| who has been managing diabetes since
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| | Open communication between you, your
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| childhood.
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| | child and the school staff is the key.
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| At every age, however, you should talk
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| | With a diabetes management plan in place
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| with your child regularly about how
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| | at school, you and your child can rest
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| things are going. In a little
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| | easier knowing the right care will be
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| heart-to-heart, you might help him or her
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| | given when it's needed.
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