Sample Diabetes Medical Management Plan 508
Sample Diabetes Medical Management Plan 508
Sample Diabetes Medical Management Plan 508
This plan should be completed by the students personal diabetes health care team,
including the parents/guardian. It should be reviewed with relevant school staff and
copies should be kept in a place that can be accessed easily by the school nurse, trained
diabetes personnel, and other authorized personnel.
Date of Plan:____________ This plan is valid for the current school year:______ - _____
Students Name:_ ______________________________ Date of Birth:_________________
Date of Diabetes Diagnosis:___________ otype 1
otype 2 oOther__________
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o70180 mg/dL
oOther:_______________________________________________________________
Check blood glucose level: oBefore lunch o_____ Hours after lunch
o2 hours after a correction dose oMid-morning oBefore PE oAfter PE
oBefore dismissal oOther:_
oAs needed for signs/symptoms of low or high blood glucose
oAs needed for signs/symptoms of illness
Preferred site of testing: oFingertip oForearm oThigh oOther:_
Brand/Model of blood glucose meter:__________________________________________
Note: The fingertip should always be used to check blood glucose level if hypoglycemia is suspected.
Students self-care blood glucose checking skills:
oNo
HYPOGLYCEMIA TREATMENT
Students usual symptoms of hypoglycemia (list below):
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
If exhibiting symptoms of hypoglycemia, OR if blood glucose level is less than
_______mg/dL, give a quick-acting glucose product equal to _______ grams of
carbohydrate.
Recheck blood glucose in 1015 minutes and repeat treatment if blood glucose level is
less than _______ mg/dL.
Additional treatment:_ ______________________________________________________
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INSULIN THERAPY
Insulin delivery device:syringeinsulin pen
oinsulin pump
Correction Dose:
Blood Glucose Correction Factor/Insulin Sensitivity Factor = ______
Target blood glucose =
mg/dL
Correction Dose Calculation Example
Correction dose scale (use instead of calculation above to determine insulin correction dose):
Blood glucose _____ to _____ mg/dL
Blood glucose _____ to _____ mg/dL
Blood glucose _____ to _____ mg/dL
Blood glucose _____ to _____ mg/dL
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give _______units
give _______units
give _______units
give _______units
Lunch
oCarbohydrate coverage only
oCarbohydrate coverage plus correction dose when blood glucose is greater than
_____mg/dL and ____ hours since last insulin dose.
oOther:_
oOther:________________________________________________________________
oCorrection dose only:
For blood glucose greater than _____mg/dL AND at least _____ hours since last
insulin dose.
oOther:_______________________________________________________________
Fixed Insulin Therapy
Name of insulin:_
oYes No
oYes
oYes
No Parents/guardian are authorized to increase or decrease insulin-tocarbohydrate ratio within the following range: _____ units
per prescribed grams of carbohydrate, +/- ___ grams of carbohydrate.
oYes
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Snack
oNo coverage for snack
oCarbohydrate coverage only
oCarbohydrate coverage plus correction dose when blood glucose is greater than
_____mg/dL and ____ hours since last insulin dose.
oYes oNo
oYes oNo
oYes oNo
oFor blood glucose greater than _______ mg/dL that has not decreased within
_______ hours after correction, consider pump failure or infusion site failure. Notify
parents/guardian.
oFor infusion site failure: Insert new infusion set and/or replace reservoir.
oFor suspected pump failure: suspend or remove pump and give insulin by syringe or
pen.
Physical Activity
Independent?
Count carbohydrates
oYes
oYes
oYes
oYes
oYes
oYes
oYes
oYes
oYes
oYes
oYes
oNo
oNo
oNo
oNo
oNo
oNo
oNo
oNo
oNo
oNo
oNo
Time
Breakfast
_________________
Mid-morning snack _________________
Lunch
_________________
Mid-afternoon snack _________________
________ to_________
________ to_________
________ to_________
________ to_________
Instructions for when food is provided to the class (e.g., as part of a class party or food
sampling event):_
Special event/party food permitted: Parents/guardian discretion
Student discretion
oYesNo
Independently counts carbohydrates
oYes
No May count carbohydrates with supervision
oYes
No Requires school nurse/trained diabetes personnel to count
carbohydrates
obefore
oother_
If most recent blood glucose is less than _______ mg/dL, student can participate in
physical activity when blood glucose is corrected and above _______ mg/dL.
Avoid physical activity when blood glucose is greater than _______ mg/dL or if urine/
blood ketones are moderate to large.
(Additional information for student on insulin pump is in the insulin section on page 6.)
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DISASTER PLAN
To prepare for an unplanned disaster or emergency (72 HOURS), obtain emergency
supply kit from parent/guardian.
Date
Date
Students Parent/Guardian
Date
Date
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