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Notes for the Babysitter / Daycare Personnel
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_________________________ has diabetes. This is a chronic condition in which the pancreas does not produce insulin or does not use insulin efficiently. Without insulin, the body cannot use food for energy. Children with diabetes must take multiple insulin injections, monitor blood sugars and follow a specific meal plan. Please follow these instructions: Test blood sugar at ________________ o'clock. Result: _______________ Give insulin injection at ____________ o'clock. Dose: ________________ Meals or snacks: Give ________________________________ at _________o'clock Give ________________________________ at _________o'clock Give ________________________________ at _________o'clock An insulin reaction may occur if the blood sugar goes too low. Some common signs of insulin reactions are:
_________________ usually shows the following symptoms when having a low blood sugar:____________________________________________________ If this occurs, immediately check a blood sugar. If the blood sugar is less than ____________give: ______________________________________________________then recheck blood sugar in 15 minutes. Repeat the above until the blood sugar is above __________then give: ___________________________________________if there is more than an hour until the next scheduled meal or snack. Additional instructions:__________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Parents can be reached at: ________________________________________ Doctor's name: ______________________ Phone ___________________ If an Emergency (Moderate/large ketones, loss of consciousness, seizure) after 5pm, before 8 am, holidays and weekends, call [Keywords: diabetes, insulin-dependent diabetes, pancreas, insulin, blood sugar, insulin injection, dizzy, weak, tired, behavior changes, hungry, confusion, shaky, ketones] |
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