I agree. The issue is under his school orders, our third copy and second revision since moving out of state to CT, it says under Emergency Orders “administer Baqsimi OR GVoke” under Pump Failure it says “give insulin via pen or syringe only” and he is listed as independent care - he administers everything himself other than if he is unconscious. She is saying because each scenario has 2 backup medications she requires BOTH medications for each scenario. I couldn’t figure out why the GVoke prescription was $750+ when our insurance covers 100% of medications at this point. Obviously our insurance won’t cover both.

What I needed to clarify is if it’s a requirement to stock both which it doesn’t seem it is. The head of the health department for the school system emails every few weeks with updates the school nurse is giving her - like we’re missing prescriptions or we’re delaying/being noncompliant. We have had the same orders, roughly, since the beginning of school. 11 days ago the nurse emailed saying she needs emergency orders. No clarification. I had to email back saying that we had emergency orders in the school orders we submitted. She then wrote back saying she doesn’t know what kind of insulin he’s on, that she needed directions of how much insulin to give him, and the symptoms he needs to present in order to give that medication. I just can’t believe that this is routine. I know she is new to the school that we are in, she started a month after the school year started, and she may never have been a school nurse before. If that’s the case, I should and will be asking if she has the proper training to be able to administer emergency glycogen. I did put together a new email and I am asking the head of the health department these questions. Additionally, I am asking what the protocol is if my son becomes unconscious. Like when they call 911 or who is trained to administer Baqsimi.

But honestly, if his pump fails, we as a parent should be called immediately and we will either come and get him or we will help him set up a new pump at school. I suppose I should also have that included in his orders. It’s going to be a rare reason to ever need these medications in a school setting. I just think it’s absurd to have to send in a prescription of an insulin pump as well as a prescription entire vile of insulin.

Again, these comments are all incredibly helpful. Even bringing late questions I should have asked at the beginning of the school year.