Survival Skills

In-person & online

Learn basic survival skills needed to care for a child with diabetes.

  • Basic pathophysiology
  • Checking blood sugars
  • Administering injections
  • Counting carbs
  • Calculating insulin doses
  • Treating hypoglycemia
  • Handling sick days

This class is designed for but not limited to school nurses, caregivers, babysitters, grandparents, foster and adoptive families, older siblings and children who were diagnosed at a young age and beginning to manage more of their own care.

Class schedule

In-person and virtual classes offered monthly.

Please contact Beth Alseth to schedule.
Email: elizabeth.alseth@bjc.org