Type 1 diabetes and single room

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dc is a freshmen this year, and did request and receive a single room as a accommodation for Type 1 diabetes (considered a disability). Honestly, however, I would have been uncomfortable with this if she wasn't using the Dexcom to help her be aware of lows.

Do you mind sharing school? Was it difficult ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dc is a freshmen this year, and did request and receive a single room as a accommodation for Type 1 diabetes (considered a disability). Honestly, however, I would have been uncomfortable with this if she wasn't using the Dexcom to help her be aware of lows.

My son wears a dexacom

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He really doesn’t want a roommate and strongly prefers a single in large part due to Type 1

NP. I understand that he strongly prefers a single, but it might not be a reasonable accommodation given the high need for singles in COVID times for people with other disabilities.

Anonymous wrote:My son had T1D. He always had a roommate. The roommate never mined all the supplies, snacks, extra stuff that comes with diabetes. It gave me peace of mind knowing that there was another person around if there was a low low or anything.
Contact Res. Life office and Accommodations and Accessibility Services at the college. They are super helpful and have faced this question many times before.

I've seen young adults with Type ! diabetes assigned together. Would that be acceptable to your son, OP?

Covid and Type 1 very serious concern

Right. So it isn't so much needles and alarms, etc., as the fact that he just wants a single room. And COVID is a concern.

Given that what you ask for may be superceded by other requests with even more serious concerns (i.e., even more immunocompromised than he is), would your son be willing to share with another Type 1 diabetic?

[Anonymous]

Everyone can stop voting on whether this kid “deserves” his own room. That is not what OP asked, and you won’t have a vote on that question.

Please strive to be helpful instead of judgmental.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone can stop voting on whether this kid “deserves” his own room. That is not what OP asked, and you won’t have a vote on that question.

Please strive to be helpful instead of judgmental.

She asked for advice. My advice is that the student should apply for disability accommodations but understand that if the reason he gives can be accommodated another way, it may well be accommodated another way (not with a single room) IF there is a shortage of single rooms.

It's already been noted in this thread that this has come up at at least one college, because there was such high demand for those (limited in number) single rooms.

So my advice is to be specific about what the real reasons are, because they will be addressing those specified reasons. The requirement isn't to give single rooms in case of Type I diabetes, but to enter into a dialogue including both the college and the student about how to accommodate their concerns in a reasonable way.

You can see why you don't want to be disingenuous about the reasons, right?

[Anonymous]

^^PS: I mean, the real reason may be that the student doesn't want to have to disclose his medical condition at school to another student, regardless of whether they share a diagnosis. if that is the underlying reason, then being up front about it is both justified and should be accommodated if possible.

I'm not trying to say he doesn't deserve a single room, or judging, or something. I'm saying be frank about what you are advocating for and why, or the process will not be able to work in a way that satisfies your needs.

[Anonymous]

My DD is a type1. Wears a Dexcom and wanted privacy and a single dorm room. The school granted this with no fuss. She lives in a studio apartment now as a junior. I do get nervous sometimes, but her Dexcom alerts me too so I can FaceTime her if she doesn’t wake up to the Dexcom.

[Anonymous]

As a dexcom and insulin pump wearer, I can’t imagine expecting another person of no relation to me having to put up with the constant beeping and alarms at all hours from both devices.

I hope your son gets the private room he needs.

FYI, pump wearers still have syringes and vials of insulin. It’s how the insulin gets in the pump!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He really doesn’t want a roommate and strongly prefers a single in large part due to Type 1

NP. I understand that he strongly prefers a single, but it might not be a reasonable accommodation given the high need for singles in COVID times for people with other disabilities.

Anonymous wrote:My son had T1D. He always had a roommate. The roommate never mined all the supplies, snacks, extra stuff that comes with diabetes. It gave me peace of mind knowing that there was another person around if there was a low low or anything.
Contact Res. Life office and Accommodations and Accessibility Services at the college. They are super helpful and have faced this question many times before.

I've seen young adults with Type ! diabetes assigned together. Would that be acceptable to your son, OP?

Covid and Type 1 very serious concern

Right. So it isn't so much needles and alarms, etc., as the fact that he just wants a single room. And COVID is a concern.

Given that what you ask for may be superceded by other requests with even more serious concerns (i.e., even more immunocompromised than he is), would your son be willing to share with another Type 1 diabetic?

Do you have a child with Type 1?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD is a type1. Wears a Dexcom and wanted privacy and a single dorm room. The school granted this with no fuss. She lives in a studio apartment now as a junior. I do get nervous sometimes, but her Dexcom alerts me too so I can FaceTime her if she doesn’t wake up to the Dexcom.

Thank you. People without type 1 kids don’t really get it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a dexcom and insulin pump wearer, I can’t imagine expecting another person of no relation to me having to put up with the constant beeping and alarms at all hours from both devices.

I hope your son gets the private room he needs.

FYI, pump wearers still have syringes and vials of insulin. It’s how the insulin gets in the pump!

Exactly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He really doesn’t want a roommate and strongly prefers a single in large part due to Type 1

NP. I understand that he strongly prefers a single, but it might not be a reasonable accommodation given the high need for singles in COVID times for people with other disabilities.

Anonymous wrote:My son had T1D. He always had a roommate. The roommate never mined all the supplies, snacks, extra stuff that comes with diabetes. It gave me peace of mind knowing that there was another person around if there was a low low or anything.
Contact Res. Life office and Accommodations and Accessibility Services at the college. They are super helpful and have faced this question many times before.

I've seen young adults with Type ! diabetes assigned together. Would that be acceptable to your son, OP?

Covid and Type 1 very serious concern

Right. So it isn't so much needles and alarms, etc., as the fact that he just wants a single room. And COVID is a concern.

Given that what you ask for may be superceded by other requests with even more serious concerns (i.e., even more immunocompromised than he is), would your son be willing to share with another Type 1 diabetic?

Do you have a child with Type 1?

I was foster parent of a child with Type 1 and have navigated the system before. When I asked for advice and was given it from experience, I took it to heart.

But maybe that doesn't count? Fair enough. Exclude as you will.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone gone through this as a freshman ? Would love advice. My daughter wants a single as he has needles, vials, alarms that go off in night etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone gone through this as a freshman ? Would love advice. My daughter wants a single as he has needles, vials, alarms that go off in night etc

This thread is two years old.

[Anonymous]

My daughter's roommate (and now best friend) for the last two years has T1D. She's learned a lot from her. I know she has a pump, so I'm unsure if alarms are going off in the middle of the night, but I can't see that bothering her. However, I hope your son gets what he needs to make him comfortable.