| Having diabetes can change to life of person entirely. | | | | school…" |
| From the way one chooses the foods that he will | | | | It is also essential to include in the emergency kit |
| eat to the way he lives his daily life, everything will | | | | your medical history, prescription medications and |
| change. | | | | emergency contacts. To keep them from getting |
| For someone who doesn't know much about | | | | wet, keep them in a water proof bags. If you are |
| diabetes there are a lot of webs sites, magazines, | | | | using insulin keep extra syringes, glucagons |
| and books that can help you understand better of | | | | emergency kit and urine ketone strips. A glucagon |
| the nature of diabetes. | | | | emergency kit consists of a syringe filled with liquid |
| Renata Nyleve Editor of the "How To Reverse | | | | which must be mixed with a powder. This kit is only |
| Diabetes" website -- -- pointed out; | | | | used in case of a Severe Hypoglycemic Emergency. |
| "…The greatest problem for diabetics is not being | | | | Try also to keep the insulin in a cool place as much |
| able to access medication when emergency situations | | | | as possible to keep it from being damaged. |
| occur. That is why, it is important to always have an | | | | "…For people who got caught in the Katrina and |
| emergency kit at hand. To keep the medicines from | | | | Rita hurricane disaster, being prepared made the |
| expiring, use them from time to time and replace | | | | difference between life and death. And for people |
| them with new refills. The emergency kit can include | | | | with diabetes, being prepared is important to their |
| cold medications, antacids, cough syrup, test strips | | | | own personal safety and health. Hence, the best |
| and insulin with syringes if you use one and blood | | | | thing a diabetic person can do to prevent any |
| glucose monitoring supplies. If you will purchase over | | | | problem with diabetes is to live a healthy lifestyle. It |
| the counter medicines, make sure to read the label | | | | is important to eat healthy foods and have a regular |
| before using it. If there is a warning that diabetic | | | | exercise to keep blood pressures at normal and |
| people should consult their doctor before using the | | | | reduce the risk of heart disease and other serious |
| product, then do so. If you have these emergency | | | | conditions. And most importantly, have emergency |
| kits at home, try to also have it at work or at | | | | kits close at hand at all times…" R. Nyleve added. |