No matter where you live, emergencies can happen, where you have to grab stuff and leave your house. OR you might just be getting ready for a routine vacation and trying to remember all that you need to carry with you. Here’s a great little list, excerpted from Kids First, Diabetes Second by Leighann Calentine, published by Spry Publishing, plus a few items of my own.
Diabetes Preparedness Kit
(modify for the supplies that you use)
- Plastic container, ideally with a handle so that it’s portable
- Blood glucose meter
- Blood glucose test strips
- Blood ketone meter and blood ketone strips OR urine ketone strips
- Lancing device
- Lancets
- Alcohol swabs
- Syringes (for both MDI and pump users)
- Insulin pen (if you use it)
- Pen needles (if you use them)
- Insulin pump supplies (with enough changes to last 1-2 weeks)
- CGM supplies
- Chargers (for pump, CGM, meter, etc.)
- Batteries (for pump, CGM, meter, etc.)
- Glucose tablets or other quick acting source of sugar
- Glucagon kit
- Small scissors
- Waterproof tape (if you use it)
- Baby oil or adhesive remover
- First aid kit
- Frio cooling wallet
- Flashlight
- Bottled water
- Protein bars and other snacks
Be safe!
