[alexroed]

I'm sorry to hear about your school situation. I was very lucky when my son was diagnosed in kindergarten. His school principal and teachers were fantastic. They did everything possible to make him feel that everything we did to manage his blood sugars during all of elementary school was completely normal and empowered him as much as possible to handle what he could on his own at that age. They let him educate the other students and answer questions until no one gave it a second thought.

We then heard some negative things about the middle school and how the principal there did not allow blood sugar testing or shots outside of the office, and would refuse to administer a glucagon shot in an emergency, etc. Another parent a couple years ahead of my son fought the school board and system for quite a while without success. I was told that the school principal has a certain amount of control over how medical conditions can be managed on school grounds and you can get a lucky or unluckly draw. I'm not sure if that's still the case, or I was given bad information, but we enrolled him in another nearby school which had a much more relaxed attitude, and never had a problem.

I would definitely find out your legal rights and do whatever is necessary to make sure your child is completely comfortable and safe in school.