The start of the school year is just around the corner and it is critical to have as much information as possible to support those impacted with type 1 diabetes (T1D) returning to the classroom.

It requires paperwork, special planning and many conversations with teachers, school nurses and other students about T1D and how it’s managed at school.

JDRF has put together helpful materials and information to ease this transition; they can be found at typeonenation.org/BacktoSchool, and includes information about 504 Plans, building a School Diabetes Emergency kit, the JDRF School Advisory Toolkit and more.

Thank you to Beaumount Children’s Hospital and JDRF Metro Detroit & SE Michigan Chapter for creating this great orientation tool for parents and schools to learn more about T1D and School Setting. Please feel free to share with your schools and teachers. Below is a link to the several other resources as well.

Managing Type 1 Diabetes in School / A Guide for Non-Medical Personnel

10 Tips for Taking TYPE 1 DIABETES

Back to School Checklist for TYPE 1 DIABETES

Sample-Letter-Requesting-a-meeting-for-new-Section-504-Plan

type-1-diabetes-in-schools resource guide