Develop a Diabetes Medical Management Plan (DMMP). A Diabetes Medical Management Plan is completed by your child’s personal diabetes health care team. The DMMP contains the medical orders for all aspects of your child’s routine and emergency diabetes care. It should be signed by the health care team and submitted to the school nurse at the start of each school year. An updated plan is needed if there are changes in your child’s diabetes care plan during the year. You can find a sample diabetes medical management plan in the Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeedv guide.
Complete your child’s health care plans. Meet with the school nurse to go over your child’s school health care plans.The school nurse will use the medical orders to prepare your child’s Individualized Health Care Plan (IHP) and Emergency Care Plans for Hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) and Hyperglycemia (high blood glucose).
The IHP, sometimes called the nursing care plan, contains the strategies for implementing the medical orders in your child’s DMMP in the school setting. The IHP incorporates an assessment of the school environment as well as student-specific information such as developmental information. The school nurse should review the IHP with you and your child before it is implemented and establish a timeline to periodically review and evaluate progress toward desired health goals throughout the school year.
The Emergency Care Plans for Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia is also based on the DMMP. It summarizes how to treat and recognize your child’s symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, and whom to contact for help. The Emergency Care Plans for Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia should be copied and distributed to all school personnel who have responsibility for your child during the school day and during school-sponsored activities. The school nurse should also provide you with completed copies as well.