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 |
Data are percentages unless otherwise indicated. K, kindergarten.