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@Bernicegc .
You don't say how old your sister is, but mention school so I'm kind of assuming under 18?
I work in a specialist college for 16 - 25-year-old students with multiple additional needs and disabilities. I'm not a medical professional (I'm classroom-based support) but have been trained to administer insulin and test blood sugars for those of my students who need it. I can only do so within strict parameters, backed up by the healthcare team in my establishment and the plans drawn up by that team in conjunction with the student's Diabetes Clinic team and parents, with student input to the plan if they are able to do so. So yes, it's definitely a case of extra training, refresher courses every couple of years and backup from parents/clinic etc. With the sheer volume of medical needs in our place our nurses couldn't cope without the support team's help.
I know some of my T1/insulin dependent students have respite and there will be similar regimes in place in those places. Any support worker/carer would need relevant, up to date medication administration training. We've always gone for the training as needed for a particular student's needs approach. Other places take a different approach.
Does your sister have an EHCP (Educational, Health Care Plan) in place? This will need to be added to that plan, but the details of the support your sister will need will be worked out with the school/carers/respite and the correct training supplied if there is no one available with the right training.
Regardless of my own insulin-dependent status - I am not allowed to administer insulin or test their blood sugars to students without all the relevant training (but, I might've been passed off as competent a bit faster than my other colleagues on the same training!!)
