Islets of Hope diabetes-friendly schools

Add A School to The "A+" List of Diabetes Friendly Schools

If you have a school that should be added to this list Contact Us.  Be sure to include the school's name, address, county, and phone number. Please include a brief statement as to how your school has provided accommoda- tions for your child. Identifying information will NOT be posted on this list or sent to the school.

Add A School to The "F" List of Schools that Discriminate

Schools That Fail:  See our list of schools that discriminate against children with diabetes, or, that provide substandard care.

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Schools That Parents Give an A+ for Exemplary Diabetic Student Care
As Reported by Other Parents of Children With Diabetes

Wisconsin

 Tim Wysocki   The Ten Keys to Helping Your Child With Diabetes
This second edition explores the wide range of physical, emotional, and psychological issues that affect diabetic children and helps parents deal with them. New to this edition are topics such as children living with type 2 diabetes and the special needs of children using an insulin pump.  Wysocki, Ph.D. is the chief of the division of psychology and psychiatry at Nemours Children’s Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

Important disclaimer:  The following are states listing(s) for schools, school districts, and day care institutions that have received positive rating from parents of children with diabetes.  Islets of Hope does not endorse or recommend any school, it simply relays information as reported to us by other who claim to have had a positive experience in their school.

If you are considering enrolling your child into a school on this list, we suggest that you contact the school yourself. Each family's experience is unique and may not be a fair representation of any school.

Wisconsin state law permits any non-licensed, health care staff workers to opt out of doing anything but giving oral pills. Using an epi-pen, a glucagon kit, or the latest seizure medicine, rectal Valium, is voluntary but many schools are now training staff to provide backup and emergency care when a nurse is not available.

Madison County Schools

Madison County, in general, has diabetes-friendly school policies and staff.  Muir Elementary School was noted by parents of children with diabetes as being exceptionally responsive to the needs of their children.  Grades: PK-5, Type: public, Enrollment: 478.  6602 Inner Dr, Madison, WI 53705, Dane County - Phone: (608) 663-817

  Elisa B. Hendel  - A Child in Your Care Has Diabetes
A 60+ page book filled with crucial information about diabetes; designed for teachers, caretakers, baby sitters or any individual seeking simplified information about this complex condition.

The pages inside this book, help to educate, organize and assist individuals in the care of an individual with diabetes. Information is presented in a straightforward manner. Each book should last forever. The charts and lists are left blank – to accommodate changes in treatment or other important information. It can be used by an entire school district, camp or organized group in the management of one child or several children with diabetes. This book is unique. There are presently no other books, concerning Children with Diabetes, quite like it.

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