School resources

Children's Wisconsin is now hosting in person school personnel trainings at the Milwaukee campus. Our upcoming programs will be held on the following dates: June 13th from 12:00pm-3:00pm, August 1st from 12:00pm-3:00pm and August 15th from 12:00-3:00pm. If interested, please reach out to diabetesclinic@childrenswi.org.

Resources

• School plan worksheet
• School management protocol (PDF)
• Diabetes technology in the school setting (PDF)
• Continuous glucose monitor resources
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction diabetes resource page
• American Diabetes Association (ADA): Training resources for school staff

Diabetes training for school staff

This online video highlights the following topics related to caring for students with diabetes in the school setting:

• Types of diabetes
• Blood sugar checking (demo)
• High and low blood sugar symptoms and cares
• Treatment for severe lows blood sugars with glucagon (demo)
• Insulin administration (demo)
• Continuous glucose monitoring
• Carb counting basics and insulin dose calculations (demo)
• Special situations specific to the school day

For more general information about the care of diabetes, please feel free to view and share our educational videos with staff and families.