This is the story of the creation of the Diabetes School Log Book. The year this was created, my son was in a class that had three diabetics. Because he was a slow eater at lunch, he was always last to get his insulin and therefore missed most of the lunch recess. I came up with this format to help the nurse cut down the amount of time it took to care for him. After using this book, the nurse did not have to write extensively in his journal. She simply had 
to fill in the highlighted areas. Also, it clarified other information like his injection site. With three diabetics to care for, it reduced the chance of error, especially for a substitute nurse or a substitute teacher.
A substitute nurse (who is also a mother of a diabetic child) found this format to be not only fast, but clear and simple to communicate back to me the parent. She too wanted this same format for her child. So, together we created a pump edition and an injection edition.
In all honesty, our family finds it difficult to log on a daily basis. But during the school year, we find that this log book is necessary to keep all care givers on the same plan. The result is that we, the nurse and myself, can go back and easily find what probably affects his blood sugars which helps control his diabetes.
The Diabetes School Log Book serves several purposes that will benefit your child, you the parent/guardian, and the people (nurses and teachers) who care for your child. The success of this system totally relies on the commitment and accuracy of everyone involved. It is important to note that your child still needs to follow their own individual care plan.
