Pediatric Diabetes Classes

Providing age-appropriate training to help improve your child's health

The Diabetes Educators offer basic and advanced classes, in both English and Spanish, to help parents and children learn about diabetes. Talk with your Diabetes Educator to get started.

Survival Skills

This is a two-day education class for children newly diagnosed with diabetes. Successful skills for managing diabetes at home are emphasized including:

Meter use
Insulin administration
Nutritional considerations
Management of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia

Information is provided on day one with a comprehensive review provided on day two. Pattern management(identifying trends in blood sugars) will be introduced in this class.

Diabetes 101

This is a full day class for families that offers comprehensive information for managing diabetes for children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. An overview of emerging technologies used with type 1 diabetes will be covered along with information on pattern management for managing trends in blood sugar readings outside of target goals.

Kid Fit

This is a full day class for families that offers comprehensive diabetes management for children newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who currently are not taking insulin.

Kid Fit has an important emphasis on using lifestyle measures to manage this health concern along with medication therapy

Kid Fit Insulin

This is a full day class that offers comprehensive diabetes management for children with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes with currently taking insulin.

Pump It Up

This is a three hour seminar style class that offers pros and cons for children and families considering an insulin pump.

Participants have an opportunity to try on insertion sets for different pumps on the market and meet with company representatives who will showcase their equipment and services for more in-depth consideration of these products.

Pump Mechanics

This is an all-day class for children starting on an insulin pump.

Children and families will work with company representatives in the morning for navigation and information on pump equipment use, then will with with a Diabetes Educator in the afternoon for an introduction to diabetes management skills for pump therapy

Pump Live Start

This is a two-hour course for children who have completed Pump Mechanics.

Children will be started on insulin with the pump they received training on during Pump Mechanics. A Diabetes Educator will be available for help and support during this class.

Topics covered in this class include:

Intensive monitoring for pump initiation
Blood sugar trend interpretation
Pump report features
Day-to-day management considerations