2016/2017 School Resource Library

Breakthrough T1D believes students with type 1 diabetes must be allowed to manage their
diabetes in a school setting by monitoring their blood sugar, eating appropriate
foods and administering insulin. Your child requires appropriate school policies and
a strong supportive network to help facilitate his or her life sustaining health
regimen. Teachers, parents, school administrators and health care providers must
work together with the student to develop guidelines for management of their
diabetes – it’s a team effort!

Please visit our online School Resource Library to help you and your student cope with T1D at school –
included on this website are the following documents plus the video from Beaumont Children’s Hospital:
“Type 1 Diabetes Resources for Non-medical Personnel in Schools.”

• JDRF’s Position on T1D Management in Schools
• Michigan Department of Education “Model Policy on the Management of Diabetes in the School Setting,”
• “Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed” guide order form
• School Checklist (responsibilities for parent, student, school)
• Preparing for a School Lockdown
• Quick Emergency Reference Plan
• Sample 504 plan
• Sample letter to school, requesting a 504 meeting
• School Nurse Awareness Campaign

Request a free Breakthrough T1D School Advisory or Teen Toolkit online or contact Denise Pentescu, Sr. Outreach
Manager at dpentescu@BreakthroughT1D.org or 517.899.2251 to learn more about laws and your child’s rights.

For more resources that accompany the video above, produced by Beaumont Health System, please
visit beaumont.edu/type1.

Breakthrough T1D staff contact:
Denise G. Pentescu | Senior Outreach Manager | dpentescu@BreakthroughT1D.org | 517.899.2251