College + Newly Diagnosed

[u/superdupercass69]

Hello! I’ve been “officially” type 1 for about a year now from being 1.5. I just started school again to be an engineer and was wondering if anyone told their professors that they’re t1d and if so how did you go about it? Our disability office highly encourages me to tell my profs as does my mom. I was thinking of making a little note card w some information just in Casies. I have an Omnipod + Dexcom and my main concern if if my pod runs out or expires while in class and makes that annoying ass noise until I deactivate it or if Dex yells at me for going low (as we know it just gets louder). This quarter my teachers seem relaxed and don’t have a no food/drink policy that they’ve mentioned but in the future if they’re strict my school (disability department) can intervene if I don’t feel comfortable telling my profs or they refuse to let me have food in class.

[u/igotzthesugah]

Go to office hours or have a quick word after class. A quick “I have T1 and it might make noise or require food/drink or me looking at my phone. I don’t anticipate it being an issue but it might be. Just giving you a heads up as a courtesy in case I need to actively play pancreas while in class. Happy to discuss more if you’d like.” They’ve surely had a disability convo with students before.