The diabetes course provides information on working with the diabetic student in schools. The participants will learn:

• Recognition of signs and symptoms of low and high blood sugars

• Treatment

• How to take a blood sugar measurement

• How to calculate carbohydrate intake

• How to calculated the amount of insulin the person need to take

• Working with insulin pen, vial and syringe, and insulin pumps

• Field trips and after school activities

• Supporting the diabetic

  The class is 4 hours long.