 high school the top 3 fears parents have about sending their child with t1d to high school safety let s face it the world is a more dangerous place now than it was when most parents graduated high school school districts themselves are rethinking what safety at school really entails and students who once felt like school was their domain now need to practice situational and selfawareness for students with t1d this is one more however slight the statistical of school violence risk stressor that they have to think about remember times of stress good stress like getting ready for a school dance or bad stress such as fear and anxiety can have an impact on blood sugar bullying ok it s happening let s just put that out there high school adolescents are already dealing with self identity physical intellectual and emotional identities for students with t1d bullying can be commonplace having t1d puts students in the crossfire of personal labelsteered comments which can quickly turn negative peer pressure it may be one of the biggest fears that parents think about and one that ironically parents don t often discuss with their kids getting involved with the wrong friends or being pulled away from their family morals some of these experiences and outcomes actually help to define your child s character it s good to remind your child that when you have t1d thoughts and actions surrounding personal choices can have health consequences below are some great resources to prepare you for your child to start high school diabetes medical management plan 504 plan  http wwwdiabetesorg livingwithdiabetes parentsandkids diabetesc  sample 504 plans and ieps  http wwwchildrenwithdiabetescom 504  how i overcame bullying hormones and their effect on blood sugar podcast the associations between substance use sexual behaviors bullying deviant behaviors health and cyber dating abuse perpetration resources to build evidencebased studentcentered policies and practices in schools for providing care coordination to students with diabetes that will result in better health better learning 10 tips for parents of high school freshmen with type 1 diabetes sample email for teachers coaches nurses administrators etc type 1 diabetes toolkits multiple life stages  four tips i learned for managing diabetes in school advice from recent high school grads with t1d test taking with t1d common anxieties and concerns for teens with type 1 diabetes    high school  