Diabetes in KY Schools: Modules 1-7
These modules are intended for school personnel training (nurses and designated non-nurse staff) who will provide diabetes-related care and medication administration to students with diabetes in a school setting. Speakers include nurse experts in pediatric diabetes from UKHC Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center, Norton Children's Wendy Novak Center (Louisville), and Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
Target Audience
Nurses and other designated non-licensed school personnel
Learning Objectives
Module 1 - Welcome and Overview:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Explain Kentucky state laws and legal considerations related to diabetes care in schools.
- Differentiate the responsibilities of school nurses and non-medical personnel in supporting students with diabetes.
- Describe diabetes and age-appropriate self-care behaviors for school-aged children.
- Explain the ADCES 7 Self-Care Behaviors Framework and its application in school settings.
Module 2 - Differentiating Type 1 from Type 2:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe the characteristics and risk factors associated with type 1 diabetes.
- Describe the characteristics and risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes.
- Explain diagnostic criteria and tests used to distinguish diabetes types.
- Compare treatment and management approaches for type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
- Identify common acute and long-term complications of diabetes.
Module 3 - Exercise and Nutrition:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify macronutrients and explain their roles in the body.
- Apply basic meal planning principles and carbohydrate-counting methods.
- Demonstrate how to interpret a food label to determine carbohydrate content.
- Explain the importance of physical activity for students with diabetes.
- Describe strategies to prepare for exercise and manage blood glucose changes during activity.
Module 4 - Medications and Emergencies:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify commonly prescribed medications for type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children.
- Demonstrate appropriate methods for medication administration based on prescribed treatment.
- Recognize signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.
- Differentiate between situations requiring routine care versus emergency intervention.
- Describe appropriate treatment strategies for hypo- and hyperglycemia.
- Identify signs of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and demonstrate procedures for ketone testing.
Module 5 - Diabetes Technology:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Explain principles of basal-bolus insulin therapy and blood glucose monitoring.
- Describe the function and benefits of Smart insulin pens.
- Explain the use, benefits, and limitations of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems.
- Describe continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) therapy, including pump features and use.
- Apply best practices for supporting diabetes technology use in the school setting.
Module 6 - Healthy Coping:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Define healthy coping in the context of diabetes management.
- Identify effective coping strategies appropriate for school-aged children.
- Recognize signs of ineffective or risky coping behaviors.
- Describe mental health risks associated with diabetes.
- Identify warning signs of self-harm and outline steps for collaboration and safety planning with the care team.
Module 7 - Tying It All Together:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Calculate carbohydrate content and determine mealtime insulin doses using insulin-to-carbohydrate ratios.
- Demonstrate accurate insulin dose calculations using various delivery methods (pump, pen, syringe).
- Apply problem-solving skills to manage common school-day scenarios (e.g., missed dose, ketones, hypoglycemia).
Leigh A. DeNotto, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Kirkhof College of Nursing
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, Michigan
Leslie K. Scott, PhD, APRN, PPCNP-BC, MLDE, CDCES, FAANP, FADCES
Associate Professor
Coordinator, DNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program
University of Kentucky College of Nursing
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, University of Kentucky
Pediatric Endocrinology
In support of improving patient care, University of Kentucky HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Faculty Disclosure
All planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content are required to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is defined as one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.
None of the planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content for this educational activity have a relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies.
The material presented in this course represents information obtained from the scientific literature as well as the clinical experiences of the speakers. In some cases, the presentations might include a discussion of investigational agents and/or off-label indications for various agents used in clinical practice. Speakers will inform the audience when they are discussing investigational and/or off-label uses.
Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone commercial bias in any presentation, but it is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation
Acknowledgement
In collaboration with UK College of Nursing Continuing Education Office.

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