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Living with Diabetes
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■ Prepare for Emergencies
Keep an emergency kit with you at all times to quickly
respond to any diabetes emergency. The kit should
include:
• Several new, sealed OmniPods
• Extra new PDM batteries (at least two AAA alka-
line)
• A vial of rapid-acting U-100 insulin
• Syringes for injecting insulin
• Instructions from your healthcare provider about
how much insulin to inject if delivery from the
OmniPod is interrupted
• Blood glucose test strips
• Ketone test strips
• Lancing device and lancets
• Glucose tablets or another fast-acting source of
carbohydrate
• Alcohol prep swabs
• A copy of the letter from your healthcare provider
for airline security (see “Minimize airport security
delays” later in this chapter)
• Phone numbers for your healthcare provider and/
or doctor in case of an emergency
• Glucagon kit and written instructions for giving an
injection if you are unconscious (see ”Avoid Lows,
Highs, and DKA” later in this chapter)
Ask your healthcare provider to help you develop
plans for handling emergency situations, including
what to do if you cannot reach your healthcare
provider.
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