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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.