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in General
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.
https://youtu.be/pPdTH6OVwAM
Please visit our Back to School Resource Library below to help you and your student cope with T1D at school:
- JDRF’s Position on T1D Management in Schools
- Michigan Department of Education “Model Policy on the Management of Diabetes in the School Setting,” with link
- “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.
And for more resources that accompany the video above, produced by Beaumont Health System, please visit beaumont.edu/type1 .
