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The Association has many training and support materials that can prepare and educate school staff to provide needed care to students with diabetes.

Using these resources and working in collaboration with students, their parents, and their diabetes providers, schools can ensure that every child with diabetes has the best opportunity to get a great education and can safely participate in all school activities.

Learn about our online resources below that may be used by a school nurse or other qualified health care professional to train school staff.

The American Diabetes Association is pleased to provide this interim guide reflecting important changes in diabetes technology and treatment in the school setting including an updated Diabetes Medical Management Plan (DMMP). In early 2020, National Diabetes Program decided to sunset the NDEP brand including the school guide,

“Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel” and transferred the guide to the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

This PowerPoint Presentation and talking points help inform teachers about how to keep kids with diabetes safe at school. School nurses and parents can work together to present the information. The presentation defines diabetes, describes warning signs for immediate concerns such as hypoglycemia, and gives tips for helping students with diabetes succeed in the classroom.

The Association’s Safe at School, School Nurse Pump Training Skills Checklist was designed for school nurses and/or designated school employees who provide care for students with diabetes on insulin pumps.

The American Diabetes Association, JDRF and Sansum Diabetes Research Institute have teamed up again to host our second Returning to School with Diabetes: A Virtual Town Hall event. Learn from the experts how to navigate the upcoming school year!

The Association's "Understanding Diabetes" poster should be used to educate and alert school employees and others who provide care and supervision to students about the symptoms of diabetes.

Safe at School Virtual Lunch and Learn for pediatric diabetes health care providers was held on March 4 and co-presented by Fran R. Cogen, MD, CDCES, Director of the Washington Nationals Diabetes Care Complex at Children’s National Medical Center, and Crystal Woodward, MPS, Director of Safe at School, ADA. This informative live webcast offered participants the opportunity to ask questions and understand how they can advocate on behalf of their with diabetes and much more.

Join Safe at School for this virtual workshop which covers legal protections for students with diabetes, written plans, strategies for overcoming challenges, and resources.

Diabetes is the name given to disorders in which the body has trouble regulating its blood-glucose, or blood-sugar, levels.

Access the latest on diabetes data and statistics through the National Diabetes Statistics Report and the Diabetes Report Card. You can also use the US Diabetes Surveillance System, an interactive web tool that provides diabetes data at national, state, and county levels and by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and education.

As a registered non-profit organization, the goal is to provide a community of support for families with Type 1 children.

Together we fight for our kiddos! While they may have a challenging road ahead, we do our part to fight the challenges that Type 1 kids face.

Warrior Kids is based in New Orleans, LA and has a great relationship with the caregivers at Children's Hospital New Orleans. While focused on serving the Gulf South area, they welcome and support families from all around.