Back to school support from Diabetes UK
As schools are due to reopen in September, Diabetes UK knows that parents and carers might be worried about the safety of their children with diabetes returning to school.
To help ease these worries they have organised a ‘Back to school’ question and answer session via Zoom with a panel of experts who will help to answer any questions you might have.
The Zoom session will take place on Wednesday 12 August from 7.30pm to 8.30pm.
The panel of experts will include:
- Dr Fiona Campbell: Consultant Paediatrician and Diabetologist at Leeds Children’s Hospital
- Carol Metcalfe: Advanced Specialist Practitioner in Paediatric Diabetes at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
- James Rodger-Phillips: a Head of Department at a secondary school who lives with type 1 diabetes
- Steve Paxton: parent of two teenagers with type 1 diabetes and Good Care In School Award assessor
The Type 1 Events team are also running further panels for parents and carers in August and September:
- Newly diagnosed – what happens when type 1 diabetes joins your family? Tuesday 18 August – 7pm to 8.30pm.
- Becoming more independent. Monday 21 September – 7pm to 8.30pm.
If you would like to attend any of these events you can sign up here.
All of the latest advice for managing diabetes during the coronavirus outbreak can be found on the Diabetes UK coronavirus advice page.
