What's new at T1D Ready
Product releases, compliance and privacy updates, and notes from the schools and nurses we build for.
The 8:05 handoff: what a school day with T1D Ready actually looks like
The hardest part of school-day diabetes care is not the medicine. It is the handoff. Here is what a real Tuesday looks like when the nurse, the lunchroom, the office, and the family all work from the same information.
Read the full storyWhy T1D Ready Is Essential for School Diabetes Care, and the Seven Safety Moments It Holds Every Day
Safety in school diabetes care is not a signed plan in a drawer. It is seven small things repeated across two hundred school days: detection, response, coverage, transitions, documentation, family communication, and current staff training.
Read updateWhy Schools Need T1D Ready: Safety, Compliance, and the Daily Work of Care
Schools do not struggle with diabetes care because anyone stops caring. They struggle because the work of keeping a student safe across a seven-hour day is spread across tools that were never built to talk to each other. Here is what that costs, and what to ask before choosing anything.
Read updateSunday Isn't a Day Off. It's the Day the Whole School Week Gets Built.
Sunday afternoons are not rest for a T1D parent. They are the day the whole school week gets built: charged devices, expiration math, adhesive checks, restocked supplies, carb counts, and a schedule scan for heavy activity. Here is the real checklist, and why it is so heavy.
Read updateLooping Systems at School: How They Work, How They Fail, and Why Staff Need to Know
A looping system does the math all day, but it can only work with what it can see. Here is how these systems work, the five ways they fail, what happens when alarms get ignored, and what school staff need to know to keep the loop running.
Read updateThe DMMP Is a Great Start. It Is Not Your Child's School Plan.
A DMMP tells the school what treatment is ordered. It does not tell them what to do when glucose is falling fast with insulin on board before recess, or who helps your child when a sensor fails. That is what a school care plan is for.
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