Resources for School Nurses
Managing Diabetes at School
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.
Learn More About Our Resources
- ADA Position Statement: Diabetes Care in the School and Day Care Setting
- ADA Guidelines for use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Sensors in a School Setting
- ADA Sample 504 Plan
- ADA Sample Diabetes Medical Management Plan (DMMP) from Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel
- AADE Position Statement 2016: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting
- CDN Resources
- You’ve Got This - Newly Diagnosed with Diabetes – Guide for Young Adults
- Off to College for Students
- Off to College for Caregivers
- Off to Work for the young Professional
- JDRF School Advisory Toolkit for Families
- NIDDK Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel
- National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
- Diabetes Disaster Response Coalition (DDRC)
- DDRC Patient Preparedness Plan (short version)
- DDRC Patients Preparedness Plan (long version and more details)
- DDRC Patient Preparedness Plan – Spanish
- The Massachusetts Guide to Managing Diabetes in School
Jordan Bennett Weiss Fund Warning Signs of Diabetes
The Warning Signs of Diabetes are a community outreach tool to distribute to your school systems. They can be posted on school websites or sent home with students.
The following languages are available: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole and Mandarin.
