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District releases diabetes manual.


There is no shortage of support and resources for students with diabetes in the Lac lac (lak) [L.]
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">Fond du Lac Fond du Lac (fŏn` də lăk', –jə–), city (1990 pop. 37,757), seat of Fond du Lac co., E central Wis., in a resort region at the south end of Lake Winnebago; inc. 1852. The city's economy is based on dairy farming and the manufacture of machine tools, leather goods, engines, and auto parts. School District in Fond du Lac, Wisc. The district recently joined with the American Diabetes Association in raising public awareness of diabetes and its associated risks. Other prominent community organizations, such as the County Health Department, the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and the Fox Valley Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, also joined the district to provide support and information for children--and their families--who live with diabetes.

The result is a manual titled "Recommendations for Management of Diabetes for Children in School intended to enhance the ability of school personnel to meet the needs of children with diabetes and provide insight on care planning, nutrition and physical activity. The district also offers a diabetes-mentoring program that pairs high school and middle school student., who have successfully managed diabetes with younger students who are afflicted.

More information about the district program is available by calling the school health and safety department at 920-906-6548.

www.fonddutac.k12.wi.us
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Title Annotation:Update: NEWS, STATS AND FAST FACTS
Author:Miners, Zach
Publication:District Administration
Date:Feb 1, 2007
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