Eating healthily in the dining hall

If your child has had his daily dose of insulin, he'll be able to eat a completely normal meal. Don't worry: if he's eating in the dining hall, he won't have to give anything up and he'll be eating healthily, because school meals are carefully planned to guarantee a balanced diet for your children, whether they have diabetes or not.

Birthday cake? No need for him to miss out if you plan in advance

It's time to celebrate your child's classmate's birthday - and there's cake! Even if your little one has diabetes, there's no reason for him to miss out, but he should have an extra dose of insulin before eating it. Always ask your diabetes specialist about how to manage this sort of situation, as they can be planned in advance to allow your son to live as normal a life as possible.

Monitoring your child's blood glucose levels if he has diabetes

Your child will have to check his sugar levels during the day with a blood sample from his finger. It's a very common procedure, but maybe he hasn't learned how to do it yet? You can count on his teachers' support, who will follow the usual rules of hygiene.

Put a sharps bin in his school bag for disposing of needles and test strips

If your child has diabetes, he will need to have a sharps bin with him at all times for disposing of the needles and test strips used for checking his blood sugar levels.

Make sure to put a little packet of sugar in his sports bag

As you know, physical activity lowers blood sugar, and if your child has diabetes, his sports teacher will need to be able to recognize the symptoms of hypoglycemia. Check that your little one can bring foods into the gym that can immediately correct his blood sugar levels. A classic example? A packet of sugar.