My knowledge of Type 1 diabetes exploded overnight.
I have a student with Type 1 diabetes. I naively thought that it is as simple as taking an insulin shot every day.
It wasn’t until today when my student vomited and I sent out an alert to the Level chat that I realised that balancing one’s glucose level is an intricate matter.
How do I know this? Because, as action-oriented Sensei, I immediately went to our school library to borrow this book to see how I need to help him manage his condition.
So, apparently he needs to bring around a glucometer (CGM) and use it ever so often.
It is a best practice to prepare juice and candy, because if his blood sugar level is too low, he needs to have a quick boost of sugar.
So, this book is informative!
But nothing beats having an experienced person on your side. So, a colleague reached out to me and educated me that my student needs to remember how he felt dizzy so that he can preempt future incidents by drinking honey water.
I don’t know. Honey water just sounds more healthful than juice haha.
However, if his blood sugar level as indicated by the CGM is too high, then he needs to review his insulin dose with his physician because the insulin administrated is insufficient.
Just one of many things that prevented me from getting into the flow and doing deep work today. But it’s okay. Sensei likes learning new things.
Btw, you don’t need manuka honey. Plain old honey will do the job. And yes, I asked my colleague.