Taking Diabetes to School (Special Kids in Schools Series)

Bought this to give to my sons teacher prior to his return to school after his Type 1 diagnosis. Thoroughly explained what type 1 diabetes is, the different treatments (Insulin pens, pumps) and how his friends could recognize when his sugar was not in range. My son is in the first grade and I highly recommend this book to help bridge the gap!

My 9 year old granddaughter got diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes just before Christmas. I ordered the book so she could read it to her class when she returned from break. It was helpful for her, classmates and teacher.

This item was used to train childcare staff on helping young children understand Type 1 Diabetes in their classroom.

This was my personal favourite standout book from the 5 or so diabetes related books I have ordered. It is a simply written picture book suitable for all ages of primary school children that demystefies diabetes in a way that is cool and easy to understand. It could be read quite easily by the teacher to the class or by the children. The main character does not wear an insulin pump but he has a friend in the book who does so both insulin pump wearing and injection therapy are well covered in this book. I think what I liked best about this book is the ten top tips for teachers at the back of the book- this is gold and would make a great gift for any teacher for their classroom library.

The story is stilted, not great writing here - for example there we know nothing about the character beyond their disease. However it covers a lot of ground. What it's most useful, is the section for teachers. I bought it for a pre-school friends' mom, as she was having difficulty in training the upcoming kindergarten teacher/staff about her daughters' needs and it seemed as if it would be good for that. It's straight ahead, nice & clear for a lay person. Jury is out about using the story itself with her classmates (school hasn't started yet), but I did observe the mom reading it to her daughter and I think there is value in seeing yourself and your situation represented.

This book is perfect in every way! My son has been type 1 one for two years now, and off to K5 in less than a month - how scary! This is the perfect book to be read to his classmates so they can learn a bit about diabetes. The language describing his condition is clear and simple, as is telling a bit how he takes care of himself. It's very clear and reassuring to his new friends that he's still like everyone else, even though he does some different things. The book covers insulin pumps, too, which is great.We will be taking this book to school at the beginning of this school year - as well as many to come!!!

I purchased this book to share with the first and second grade classroom who will be getting a new student who is diabetic. It was great! Explained what diabetes is, that it is not contagious (kids won't catch it) and what to expect. It talked about the highs and the lows, about not sharing food because he has a special food plan to help control the diabetes, about the testing meter, the shots, and the pump. I loved that it shared suggestions about what behaviors they might see in their new classmate that might indicate that he is having a problem and what to do it they see them. It even had a little quiz at the end.I highly recommend the book.

This book is wonderful for an elementary aged child newly diagnosed. My niece's daughter is newly diagnosed and this offers good suggestions about how to talk about Type I diabetes with her friends and schoolmates.

Good for sharing at school to help explain type 1 diabetes

I was very impressed with this little book. My grand-daughter, aged 8, has recently been diagnosed with type 1 and there is very little literature for young ones whereas this book provided everything she needs. Thankyou. Grandma Julie

I bought a used copy of the 1998 edition as I initially thought the newer version is quite expensive.As a parent of a 3 year old Type 1 diabetic, one of the hardest thing has been making playgroup staff aware of just how important his snacks are and just how much hypos affect his behaviour. I was nearly going to pass this book by, but on flicking through again my eyes alighted on the following passage:"At times I feel mean, angry, or confused".It was worth puchasing this book for this one sentence alone. My son is not yet able to tell people when he feels like he's having a hypo and I hope this book will help those around him to understand how he is feeling, and why he sometimes behaves "badly". He can't help it and I'm not making excuses for him (an accusation that was made by one staff member!)I feel so strongly that this one sentence is so important in managing diabetes away from the home environment that I'm seriously thinking of buying another copy so I can give one to his school when he moves on and keep one for home.

Buyer was fine just the book sucks

Very helpful, easy to understand, supporting and realy mooving!