That's the point where the 'think before your act' rule should go out the window, and the teachers should just do the first thing that pops into their noggin! Really, if you're giving the class a brownie, give the diabetic a brownie! If they can't have it, they won't eat it. We've handled diabetes on our own; I'm pretty sure we can handle the descision of to eat, or not to eat the brownie. It seems to me they overthink it; I can just picture the situation, the teacher wringing their hands and pacing: "I promised the class brownies, but my student has diabetes! What if I give her a brownie, and I get in trouble! Or I don't, but don't you think that's insensitive...?"
Hopefully that sort of insensitive bit occurs to them at some point; maybe they will eventually learn :)
When my son was dx, my husbands office sent a huge basket with cookies and other insane treats to the hospital. He was only 3 and of course wanted it! I walked out of his room with him crying and gave it to the nurses and then went and got him a balloon from the gift shop. After about 2 minutes with the balloon, still sniffling he said "cookie now please"
I am not sure about a gift that was bad because of diabetes, but I recall going out to dinner with my family for my birthday & then them bringing me a piece of cake with a candle & singing...and then my dad handing my cake to my step-sister. It made me really sad. I remember going into the bathroom & crying. Even to this day my step-mom says that she wish he would have given me SOME of it to try.
I remember last year on my school soccer team, for secret psychers everyone brought in candy and instead of getting normal candy like all my other teammates, my secret pyscher gave me sugar-free Reeses. That really bothered me because I could have eaten regular candy like everyone else and instead I had to get revolting SF...ick >_<
Kay, at least your teacher gave you something... my teachers (particularly in elementary and middle school) would just look at me with pity, serve all the other kids, and leave me there just sitting and watching all the others eating their treats. Kind of a horrible feeling when you're young.
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I remember the first time that happened to me (second grade). I went home and cryed for so long, but mostly because that was the first time I really understood that I was different then all my friends.
One year for my birthday my mother bought me a case of B-D syringes. I think there were 5 boxes in the case. She was very excited about giving them to me and she really thought it was a good goft. I had no insurance at the time so it really was a very practical, much needed present but still....
I don't know if call it "the worst gift", but recently a very good friend of mine invited me for coffee and he forgot about my diabetes, so he ordered it with mint flavor, which of course had sugar and I couldn't drink the coffee. I felt so bad for him because he wanted to give me a surpirse :(
when i was in the hosptial with my dx, my mom showed up with a lot of balloons. there were a bunch of generic pretty balloons and one with needles all over it. i was happy with it, until my mom said "i would have gotten you better ones, but they all said 'get well soon' and well, that wont happen." worst present ever.
First Christmas after we found out my daughter was had type 1. A well meaning person in the health field area sent her what I thought was a happy christmas thing.She opens the white envelope and out falls a medical Id necklace.The words,I AM A DIABETIC. My daughter walked right into the kitchen,got a hammer and gave that thing a few whacks,then threw it in the garbage. I felt the same way,give it a few whacks for me!!! After that would never wear ID. We are working on that.
I think the worst thing about these "worst" gifts is that the people who generally give them are trying their best to understand what the person is going through. The gifts are all trying to be helpful and yet they hurt at times. Not gonna lie, if I was given a necklace that says I am a diabetic I too might have gone after the hammer. However, I hope somehow your daughter saw that it was meant with all good intentions.
Mine was always when in elementary school, the teacher would bring sweetened candy for the other kids, and some gross unsweetened for me. But, I did appreciate her concern because she was one of the few who actually tried to be thoughtful.
a family friend just got back from sweden (she's from there) and brought me like 100000 things of candy. of course this was like 3 weeks after i was diagnosed but she knew because she also babysits for my family! i was like could you maybe not have given me so much? and now she's like "did you like the candy??"... i havent touched it and dont plan to! i guess this is where non-diabetic brothers come in.
ps- she was like "treat lows with it!".. and it's chocolate!