Safe at School: A Virginia Experience

Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition

¹Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
²Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Address correspondence and reprint requests to William L. Clarke, MD, Box 800386, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908. E-mail: wlc{at}virginia.edu

Diabetes Care 2007 Jun; 30(6): 1396-1398. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc07-0121

Article Figures & Tables

Table 1—

Personnel participating in different aspects of diabetes care

Diabetes management	Grade	Medical personnel	Teachers and administrators	Other school personnel	Parent	No one
Who is responsible for your child's diabetes care during the school day?	K–5	88	64	21	16	0
		6–8	97	43	30	15	0
		9–12	81	25	12	6	9
Who provides diabetes care to your child during after-school activities?	K–5	26	40	2	71	2
		6–8	25	37	10	52	18
		9–12	6	16	22	25	46
Who helps your child with blood glucose monitoring?	K–5	84	40	2	19	3
		6–8	85	12	0	30	15
		9–12	33	6	0	13	54
Who helps your child with insulin (calculating dose, drawing it up, and/or injecting boluses)?	K–5	74	29	2	24	7
		6–8	53	8	0	32	22
		9–12	12	1	0	15	75
Who helps treat your child's low blood glucose episodes?	K–5	88	53	14	24	2
		6–8	95	27	17	23	5
		9–12	75	27	10	19	18