Hello, T1D in K-12 team!
Please see attached the Yukon T1D Support Network’s draft version of the T1D in schools procedures. There are a few things that I want to bring your attention to:
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- This is a draft, so things can easily be changed. For example, I’ve not yet researched best practice in hypoglycemia management, so what is in there is based off anecdotal conversations. This can, and should be polished.
- Since these are procedures, there is no authority for what a parent must do. This provides authority on what schools will do. There are references to parental expectations via ICP, but there exist no authority on this. As such, if there are things that are beyond reasonability, we need to address this and figure out how schools can support (without listing pie-in-the-sky actions).
- We need to work on paediatric endo – YG information sharing. What can be shared under HIPMA?
- This is for K-12, meaning that children who are in high school will also fall under these procedures. As such, bear in mind some of the unique circumstances that would separate the care of a child in Grade 1 from the child in Grade 11. Different needs require different supports.
- This isn’t an ICP – this is what we want the bottom line to be. Do we want our kids to not die while in school? Yes. But is that it? Or do we want them to thrive? The two appendix lists are basically a “let’s keep them alive” list, designed simply for simplicity’s sake. I try to remember that most people have NO idea as to what T1D management is like, so what are the basics that they need to know? How can we make this simple for them to understand?
Anyway, let’s meet on the 7th to discuss. I propose 4pm. Would that time work for everyone?
Thanks