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Parents urge BCPS to allow remote CGM monitoring to protect students with type 1 diabetes
Summary
A parent told the board that BCPS should permit FDA-approved continuous glucose monitor (CGM) remote-monitoring apps so school nurses receive audible alerts and can intervene before hypoglycemia becomes life-threatening, citing Department of Justice guidance and other Maryland districts using the technology.
A Baltimore County parent urged school leaders to allow remote monitoring of students' continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) during the board's public-comment period, saying the policy gap is placing medically fragile students at risk.
Shannon Bonanno described a recent incident in which she received a hypoglycemia alert from her child's CGM and notified the school; she said school staff were unaware of the emergency until the parent's alert. "The only reason he's okay today is because I received an alert from his CGM on my phone and I notified the school," Bonanno said, adding that CGM…
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