Covid : Type 2 parent and sending child to school

[rajurastogi]

Any type 2 parents here who have kept their children at home and not sending to school because of covid .
How did you deal with school fines and pressure from local authority ?

Thanks
R

 

[Kaylz]

Not in your situation but my MIL is Type 2 and still working in the school and many of our members are still doing so whether they be type 1 or type 2

Although I thought they weren't going to be fining parents who were keeping their children off but could be wrong/could be different in different areas
xx

 

[grovesy]

I have not got a child at school in the sense you mean, but my adult son a secondary school teacher, still lived at home till a month ago. He was still going to work and had 2 separate test in September as he had coughs and cold both negative. He just was more careful around us.

 

[bakebeans]

I’m sending my child to school, she really doesn’t need to miss anymore due to what it was doing to her mental health. The school are pretty hot on keeping everyone safe

 

[rebrascora]

Hi and welcome

I wonder if you are misinterpreting the information and guidance as regards diabetes and Covid and worrying unreasonably as a result. The press I believe have certainly overplayed the connection.

Yes there is an increased risk of developing more severe symptoms if you get Covid as a diabetic but these are more related to older people and people with poorly managed diabetes. If you are doing everything to control your diabetes as well as you can and keep yourself as healthy as possible, including dietary changes, exercise and appropriate medication, then you should dramatically reduce your risks. Diabetes is a condition which can be managed well with the right advice, lifestyle changes and perhaps medication. Here on the forum we are happy to help you with improving your diabetes management and therefore reducing your personal risk, but it does take some effort on your part.
Your child missing out on school is a risk to their mental wellbeing, educational development and future prospects, as well as risking possible fines, so I would recommend you consider what you can do to protect your own health whilst enabling your child to remain at school or return to school, rather than incurring fines and the added stress those fines will, no doubt, bring.

Those are just my personal thoughts.

 

[helli]

I think using "people with diabetes" as a categorisation is too blunt.
Someone with diabetes could be a 20 something ultra-fit athlete with no complications, a healthy weight and well managed blood sugars. Or it could be an obese 70 year old with multiple complications and blood sugars that average in the teen on a good day.

As @rebrascora mentioned, it does motivate me to stay fit and healthy. I can't change my age, gender, ethnicity or the fact that I have diabetes but I will do my best to reduce the rest of the risk.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @rajurastogi

There should not be any need to keep your child off school because of Covid 19. As others have said the press have unreasonably caused worry and anxiety for many people because of the way they reported the restrictions.

While diabetes did put people at a small degree of additional risk if then developed a severe case of C19, people with diabetes were never on the 'clinically extremely vulnerable' list and did not need to shield or fully self-isolate because diabetes in itself was not that much of an additional risk factor. People living with diabetes who had additional health challenges or complications may heve been individually asked to shield, but that's because of other things not 'just' diabetes. 🙂

Tell us a bit more about your diabetes and how you manage it. How long have you been diagnosed? Maybe some members here can help you with some practical pointers to improve your self-management?

 

[rajurastogi]

Thanks for all the responses.
My type 2 was diagnosed in 2012 and is well managed by Metformin and mainly diet.
Its in good control, especially this year as I managed to complete 8 weeks of Newcastle diet and my average reading is around 6. Waiting for covid to subside and will go for hb1ac.

Coming back to the original topic, my partner has been suffering from anxiety and it's not this simple to send our child to school without the partner getting negative impact on anxiety levels.

Seems like most of the population just trusts the government and carries on. Unfortunately, I haven't much trust in them.
Thanks again for the responses.
Much appreciated

Thanks

 

[Kaylz]

I suffer anxiety around it too and also suffer OCD which really isn't great given everything going on, I get uncomfortable with people coming in like my mum and partner from work etc but that's their choice, how I feel can't ruin their lives and I don't mean to sound harsh but that is what you are doing to the child, they need to get their education under their belt to be able to build a life in the future, also keeping them off may result in them becoming anxious around things like that because they are being pulled out and being told they can't do it, it might not be safe etc, I understand exactly how your partner feels, I really do but this isn't the best thing for your child and you have to think on the impact it may have on them, it can't be good for them mentally either, has your partner spoken to anyone about it? xx

 

[Sally71]

I don’t have any trust in the government either, but my type 1 daughter is still going to school, I think the risk to her health is greater by keeping her off. She's already having mental health problems which have been greatly exacerbated by lockdown and going to school is the only thing which is keeping her going. The school are doing everything they possibly can to minimise the risks, she's had to self isolate a couple of times because of positive cases in her yeargroup but she herself has been fine throughout. As have we, and I work in a school too. Yes the virus is still there, but you can’t stay a prisoner in your own home forever either, it's all about weighing up the risks and doing whatever feels right for you.