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Exams

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Bronco Billy

Bronco Billy

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If your child is due to take exams towards the end of this academic year, now is the time to start thinking about discussing with them and the school what arrangements can be put in place to support them. Top of the list of priorities should be what your child wants to do.

Some children like to have a room on their own as they don’t want to disturb everyone else if they need to treat a hypo, for example. Others like to be in the main room with everyone else, but sit near the door for a quick exit if necessary. These are just two examples of what can be arranged, so please encourage your child to think about what they want to do without worrying about any other factors.

It’s a good idea to test BGs before starting the exam to ward off any potential problems, in as much as this is possible anyway, we all know diabetes has a mind of its own! 🙄

If they do need to stop during the exam for any reason connected to diabetes, the clock should be stopped and the time taken for treatment added on at the end.

Diabetes UK has a more thorough guide available free from the website shop, https://shop.diabetes.org.uk/collections/information-for-you To save you looking, it’s on the third line up from the bottom of the page. 🙂
 
I had a very positive conversation with my daughter’s school today finalising the arrangements for her GCSEs. They were very receptive to her requirements (which the missus and I had discussed with her before contacting the school) and even suggested one or two things I hadn’t thought of. She’s still self-conscious about having type 1 and hates talking about or drawing attention to it, but we have managed to find a way of giving her what she needs without doing this. The school are going to make use of the DUK exam tool, which can be found at

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Your-child-and-diabetes/Schools/School-staff/Exams

How has everyone else found the attitude of the school?
 
That's great to hear. It's bad enough sitting exams and that's without having to contend with this on top! I hope she is ok and does well 🙂
 
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