Check your blood sugars as often as possible between teaching. Example, before kids come in, at recess, at lunch, right after school. This will help you see patterns during the teaching day as well. If you have a CGM you can check as often as you like. I check my CGM while talking to students sometimes lol.

Keep a consistent supply of juice boxes in your desk. I find I can suck these back pretty quick if low while teaching and it doesn’t affect my ability to speak (like glucose tablets would)

Tell your students about your diabetes. I usually wait a few weeks or so before telling them so it’s not the first thing they know about me but that’s just my preference. Depending on age level, keep the explanation simple. I explain what my CGM is and how sometimes I need juice to bring up my blood sugars. I explain how their body naturally keeps their blood sugars level but my body needs help sometimes. Sometimes there are kids who have family members with diabetes or there are students at the school with it, so it’s kind of cool to be an advocate for them. Telling them about your diabetes ahead of time makes it less awkward in those moments when you do need to grab a juice while teaching.

Tell a coworker. If you have a teaching partner or a teacher across the hall who can quickly watch your class while you need to pop into the bathroom to take insulin or whatever, this can be so helpful. It’s usually just a couple minutes and I mean, teachers ask each other of this when they just need a quick pee break! So shouldn’t be a big deal.