For a student using insulin, diabetes must be managed 24/7, including the many hours spent at school, on field trips and in extra-curricular activities.
Some families can send their child with diabetes to school in the morning and feel confident that the school will be prepared to provide the diabetes care that meets their child's needs. Other families worry that their child won't have access to good diabetes management, that their child will be excluded from activities or have to take an exam when blood glucose levels are plummeting.
- See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/parents-and-kids/diabetes-care-at-school/#sthash.2oBmiEIb.dpufFor a student using insulin, diabetes must be managed 24/7, including the many hours spent at school, on field trips and in extra-curricular activities.
Some families can send their child with diabetes to school in the morning and feel confident that the school will be prepared to provide the diabetes care that meets their child's needs. Other families worry that their child won't have access to good diabetes management, that their child will be excluded from activities or have to take an exam when blood glucose levels are plummeting.
- See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/parents-and-kids/diabetes-care-at-school/#sthash.2oBmiE And school administrators and nurses often have experience in helping kids with diabetes participate safely and successfully at school.Most of the things you need to care for your child at home are needed at school, including a specific diabetes management plan, diabetes medications, and testing supplies.
At school, kids might need to:
Diabetes management materials that need to go to school might include:
You might arrange these items into packages for teachers, the school nurse, coaches, your child, and others.
And school administrators and nurses often have experience in helping kids with diabetes participate safely and successfully at school.Most of the things you need to care for your child at home are needed at school, including a specific diabetes management plan, diabetes medications, and testing supplies.
At school, kids might need to:
Diabetes management materials that need to go to school might include:
You might arrange these items into packages for teachers, the school nurse, coaches, your child, and others
All medication, whether over the counter or prescribed by a physician, must have a medication administration form signed and on file before we can administer medication to your child.
Any exchange of information between your students health care provider and our staff must have an authorization to release information form on file. This allows the school nurse to communicate with your students health care provider to complete necessary forms for medication and create care plans.
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