The medical layer at school
Glucose checks, insulin, and low treatment belong in a written plan the school and the clinic agree on. In many US public schools that document is a 504 plan. The school nurse, or the adult the plan names, follows it. Dexcom Follow or LibreLinkUp on a grown-up phone is the remote view. Talk to your care team about who should be a follower.
What GluBear is allowed to be
GluBear can be listed as a comfort item the child may keep nearby. It is not a recess alarm, not a substitute for the nurse, and not a reason to silence the CGM. If the plan mentions the bear, it should also say the CGM alerts stay on. See school nights and overnight lows.
Questions worth writing down
Ask who treats a low during recess, during a test, and on a field trip. Ask where the phone with Follow stays, and what happens if that adult is absent. Ask whether the child may keep a comfort toy at their desk. Ask for the plan in writing. A verbal promise is hard to hand to a substitute teacher.
GluBear lights are a cue the child can see. They are not a page in the nurse’s protocol unless you and the school put them there as comfort, with the CGM still named as the alarm. If the school wants a medical device letter, that letter comes from the clinic, not from a product page. Talk to your care team before the meeting so the orders match what you will sign.
What to bring to the meeting
- The clinic’s school orders, not a product page.
- Who gets Follow or LibreLinkUp alerts.
- Where fast carbs are stored.
- Whether a comfort toy is welcome in class.
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