For School Nurses

School-age children spend half of their waking hours in school. If they have diabetes, they will need support in school to ensure a safe learning environment.

It is important that school nurses understand current treatment plans for diabetes management and the type of issues that affect school-aged children with this disease.

All students with diabetes must have a written, individualized Diabetes Health Care Plan that meets the requirements of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

In creating such a plan, it is necessary to understand some of the issues with which a child with diabetes contends: monitoring blood glucose, dealing with hypoglycemia, the role of food and activity, field trip preparation and so on.

• ADA Position Statement: Care of children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
• ADA Position Statement: Diabetes Care in the School and Day Care Setting
• AADE Position Statement: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting
• Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel
• National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
• Durability of Insulin Pump Use in Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
• School Planning 101
• It Takes a Village: Helping Families Live with Diabetes
• To Pump, or Not to Pump?
• Helping Young Children Succeed with Diabetes Care