PEER GROUP MEET – March 2023

The Friends Forever Support Group met on 18^th March 2023 and discussed the important topic of how to manage blood sugars and stress during the exam season. The session was guided by Consultant Diabetologist Dr. P.S. Jagdish along with Ms.Aiswarya, senior dietitian and Mr.Rahul, diabetes educator & research associate.

• Points addressed were

1. How to plan and organise the studies
2. Importance of continuous glucose monitoring
3. Importance of taking correction bolus and avoid over correcting
4. How to deal with hunger pangs during and after late night studies using healthy snacks
5. Importance of informing the school authorities regarding the disease condition
6. Importance of carrying diabetes ID card , hypo kit and obtaining special permission to allow extra time for writing the exam if the child has taken time out to eat or check blood sugars during exam hours.
7. Importance of having healthy meals and avoid skipping the meals
8. Importance of keeping calm and not panicking if things do not turn out as planned

• Afterwards, we had an hour-long discussion on the topic with children attempting their board exams this year.

We received a lot of queries on insulin and diet and had fruitful interaction with all the youngsters, for whom it was a cool down session prior to their exams.