Glucagon training help!

[J-lynn]

I am a new public school nurse and have never worked with type 1 diabetics before. I will need to do glucagon training soon and the question has come up as to whether to test or not before giving the glucagon.

Our lead nurse has said no, we don't test first. But my husband who is a physician says that teenagers are more likely to be in DKA than hypoglycemic. He works in an emergency room and they test first.

Thoughts on how you would train teaching staff, and what you would do yourself?

I will be working with a fourth grader in one school and with high school students as well.