So I've been in this school nursing game for a few years and this year I got two new students diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Both diagnosed within the last year or so. One is 12, the other 13.
Both have sliding scale coverage vs carb counting; there is 0 carb counting. Neither use a pump. The pump isn't an odd one for me, but the sliding scale with no carb counting is a bit for me. Both had sugars over 350 on the first day of school as well.
I'm re-educating myself to see if I missed something in the literature recently about this; any further insight for you, my nurse's station?
(PS: Welcome back to us all, though I know several of us in the Northeast are just getting back to start this school year, which others have been at it already a couple of weeks.)
JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN
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Have a message in to speak with student's diabetes educator (who is a NP). Stay tuned!