CARE RT • •. E The vision of the Canadian Diabetes Association for the The guiding principles of the Canadian Diabetes Association Diabetes Charter for Canada is a country where people with in developing this Charter are to: diabetes live to their full potential. [...] This belief forms the basis of the CDA’s Across Canada, five out of 13 jurisdictions have position on the level and type of support needed policies to ensure students with diabetes have the to care for students with diabetes, which include needed support for diabetes management at school. [...] Due to the dire needs for consistent support for students with diabetes across schools in the • The PEI Public Schools Branch should develop province, the CDA strongly advocates for a provincial and communicate a comprehensive diabetes policy or guidelines to ensure all children and youth management policy that includes the roles and with diabetes in school are properly supported. [...] A responsibilities of the student living with diabetes, provincial policy or set of guidelines, informed by their parents/guardians and school personnel in CDA’s guidelines and the Canadian Paediatric Society keeping with the Canadian Diabetes Association’s position statement, would put standards in place to Guidelines for the Care of Students Living with effectively address the varying levels of [...] For a comprehensive overview of CDA’s recommendations on the frequency of SMBG, please Currently, eligible Islanders who use insulin have up visit the Canadian Diabetes Association 2013 Clinical to 100 blood glucose test strips covered per month Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of through the province’s Diabetes Drug Program; they Diabetes in Canada, and tools for people with
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