| I would completely agree that she's not old enough to have full control of her diabetes - but while it's still new to her its a great time to learn. I'd let her have the meter, but make sure she has to double check with a teacher before taking any action. The more involved she is now, the better she may feel about the whole thing in years to come.
It worries me that she has to walk across the school to see a nurse... what if her BG is falling fast? What if the nurse is busy and she has to sit and wait for 20 minutes? If she can take her own blood sugar then she'll be able to tell someone if it's urgent and hopefully prevent anything going wrong.
If she has her own meter at least you all have a record of what her numbers have been like in between expected tests.
Personally, I can't see any harm in it. So long as she knows how to use it carefully, and to wash her hands, and never let anyone else use it.
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