Dear Carmen:It could be a matter of life or death.When a student with diabetes has an emergency in school, and no one is there to help when they need insulin, time is of the essence to get them the urgent carethey need.Many of the more than 200,000 children with diabetes in this country have no support system in school when they need insulin or face a diabetes emergency. Without good daily care for their diabetes, these children face serious long-term health issues including blindness, heart disease, amputation and even death.
However, some states and school systems claim that only a school nurse can help a child with their diabetes care at school. What happens when a nurse isn’t available to help that child in a severe blood glucose emergency?
Not only do some schools fail to provide a medically safe environment in which kids with diabetes can learn … they also reject these same children by telling them that they are not welcome to attend their local school.
In fact, we’ve already won victories for children with diabetes in many states. But we’re still fighting in places like California and Pennsylvania where kids are placed at risk each and every day.
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