• Establish a good working relationship with the parent/guardian
• Provide diabetic management training to willing and capable school employees
• Provide training for additional school personnel so that trained people are available when primary people are not available
• Make available, if necessary, an area of privacy to test and administer insulin
• Permit student access to a person trained in diabetic management procedures when needed (usually the school nurse)
• Permit student access to snacks as needed
• Give student permission to use restroom as needed
• Make water available to student as needed
• Make sure student has access to diabetic supplies as needed
• Keep a logbook to record student’s blood sugar levels, insulin dosages, and other related diabetic procedures
  

• Work cooperatively with school nurse and school personnel
• Insure that their student’s diabetic related materials are readily available to trained school nurse and school personnel
• Maintain the student’s blood glucose testing equipment, this includes cleaning and performing controlled testing per manufacture’s instructions
• Provide the school with the physician’s order(s) for managing the student’s diabetes at school
• Provide the school with emergency phone numbers of parent/guardian and other responsible individuals ***(Note in an emergency situation if none of the people listed can be contacted, the school will contact trained medical personnel and cost incurred will be the responsibility of parent/guardian)
• Provide the school will supplies to treat hypoglycemia, including a source of glucose and a glucagons emergency kit, if indicated in the plan
• Provide information about the student’s meal/snack schedule
  

• Cooperate in a diabetic related tasks at school
• Follow the physician’s order(s) as to managing the student’s diabetes in school
• Age appropriate, self manage the diabetes, including blood-glucose testing, drawing insulin, self administration of the insulin
• Becoming a self advocate with others in regard to the their diabetes

*** These are not complete lists of suggestions or accommodations, but they are suggested ideas used by parents, teachers, and students to help the student access a general education.