We taught Abby to jab herself and taught her simple carb-counting (her favourite food/fruits) so she can jab herself for recess and do necessary corrections. ⁠I did a comprehensive guide before she entered Primary School and shared with the school’s principal and teachers who were going to be her teachers
I met the school counsellor and spoke about potential bully / hurtful remarks and mental health issues related to T1D management and burnout and the school counsellor was very supporting and caring. For one whole month, she made sure she was near Abby in the canteen to check on her.

We encourage Abby to share her condition with her classmates and teachers and educate them on what T1D is about so she is not shameful of her condition and her classmates and teachers can all look out for her. We gave her a phone to help her track her BG and contact us whenever she needs.

Most of our heart-stopping moments where when she goes into fast hypo situations and we couldn’t get hold of her on the phone. We had to call the school counsellor or the General office and they will quickly send someone to look for Abby and request for her to top up food to raise her BG.

⁠Sick days are especially stressful for us as her BG levels can either go really high or low. As the CGM App will send alarms, Abby’s school mates and teachers will remind her to check her phone and take her sweets.