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Hi All

Very interesting conversation! I am an exams officer and have type 1 diabetes. Just last week, I was issued with a ‘Libre Sensor’ which monitors glucose levels without the use of finger pricking. This is connected to an App on my mobile phone and I use the App to scan the sensor for glucose readings. These readings are then directly shared with my health care professionals via the app, so that they can monitor and advise on my diabetic control. Amazing!!

The Libre device is now fully licensed and I understand will be available on prescription from April.

What this means is that more and more diabetics may be issued with this device, (indeed Theresa May has one!), so it will be interesting to see how JCQ will deal with this. One solution would be to revert back to the old ‘finger pricking’ method during exam time…..however, as the sensor becomes more popular as it is less invasive, I can see some hesitation from students coming on! (Good thing I don’t have any exams coming up!). J

Kind Regards

Ershia Khan

Ershia Khan

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From: The FE Exams Network mailing list <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Sharon Berrill
Sent: 14 March 2019 09:36
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Subject: Re: Mobile phone apps

Hi We have similar and the JCQ have asked that we contact the Exam Boards for approval.

Student is insistent that their mobile phone is in the exam room and that they use a Bluetooth head set to avoid disruption to others if the alarm sounds.

I have had nothing back as yet from AQA who I have queried this with but, this is the AA he was allowed at GCSE.

Will update if we ever get a response!

Sharon

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Sent: 14 March 2019 08:18
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Subject: Re: Mobile phone apps

We have a student with what sounds like a similar device. He has a monitor which picks things up. Only issue is that parents are insisting someone sits outside the exam hall during all his exams with the monitor which bleeps if his level goes up or down. We can accommodate this as the member of staff sits in the foyer (near a chocolate vending machine so she is happy) and does her own work – only alerting the exam if the monitor goes off. Student seems relaxed about it and Board were happy as nothing bleeping in the exam room.

The only time we had an issue in the recent mocks was when the student admitted he ate at the wrong time which meant his sugar level was always going to spike. Hopefully for the summer he will eat at the time that is right for his sugar levels and thus avoid any issues.

Hope you get a solution that works for you too

Anna

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From: The FE Exams Network mailing list <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Sharon Collier
Sent: 13 March 2019 16:07
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Subject: Re: Mobile phone apps

I’ve just been informed of a student who has an electronic diabetes tracker fitted but it has it’s own tracking device that alerts her rather than an app on her phone and the alarm can be turned on or off as long as she can see it.

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Subject: Re: Mobile phone apps

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Hi Jayne,

That would be using a sensor, it does link to an app and it tells the person their levels instantly. I would query it with JCQ, they may insist they use the older method (finger pricking). My friend uses both in conjunction.

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Sent: 13 March 2019 15:16
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Subject: Mobile phone apps

Good Afternoon

One of our students is diabetic and has told us that he monitors his blood sugar levels via an app on his phone. I wondered whether anyone else had encountered this kind of thing and if so, how would this be ‘managed’ during an exam?

Many thanks

Jayne

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