Since you'll be living with diabetes for the rest of your life, why not make it easier. Here are some tips and suggestions that can help make life easier when it comes to living with diabetes.
1) If you feel uncomfortable testing your blood sugar or giving yourself an
insulin injection, go to the nearest bathroom and give yourself the insulin
injection or test your blood sugar there.
2) For people that wear insulin pumps, if you don't like wearing a bulky pump
case then use a cell phone holder. There are many stylish cell phone cases
for sale that could easily be used for holding your insulin pump. If you don't
like using case at all you can try hiding it your clothes or putting it in your
pant pocket.
3) Instead of using a blood sugar meter case that the company gives you, you
could use a clutch or a small bag to hold all your blood sugar meter supplies.
4) If you have an insulin pump depending on the brand you could order one
that is in a cool color like blue, pink, silver or any other that are
available.
5) Certain types of blood sugar meters are available in different colors, so you
can brighten up your blood sugar meter kit.
6) Depending on the insulin pump company you can get pump sets that come
in a array of colors.
7) For all you stylish girls out there, instead of using a standard gold chain as
your medic alert you can get a stylish bracelet that clasps to the medic
alert. Lauren's Hope has an enormous selection of beautiful and affordable
medic alert bracelets.
8) When doing any form of exercise always make sure your blood sugar
meter is near and have a snack near you just in case your blood
sugar gets low.
9) When meeting people and dealing with people that you either work
with or see on a daily basis, make sure to inform them that you have
diabetes. That way if anything goes wrong they'll know how to help.
10) Always keep glucagon, extra blood sugar meter test strips, extra pump
supplies and ketone strips with you. That way if something happens you
will have the supplies to help fix the problem.
