Blogs in this category will cover things related to diabetes. The topics will include donation, different complications and risks with the disease, products to help make life a little easier, and much more. Come here for all your diabetic questions, if one is not answered please leave it in the comments and I’ll get back to you!
Can you believe it’s already the middle of July?! This summer is just flying by, which means you better start checking things off your summer bucket list that we talked about last week. Did you end up going to that drive-in movie?! Me neither. Being active and doing everything you want to can be hard when you need to inject medicine every so often. You can’t live without it, so you need to bring syringes with you. But, how do you keep them safe?
Have you ever left the house and realized that you forgot something super important? Last week I left my favorite scrunchy at home. My super soft, red one…. it’s velvet!! (okay, not super important, but I felt off all day). Everything ended up totally fine because after all, it’s just a hair tie. I’m being a little dramatic, but you get the point—leaving items behind on accident is no fun for anyone! However, diabetics cannot simply forget their supplies at home. Accidents happen, we are all human here. But, the consequences are much more serious for those that are insulin dependent. If you hit a high or low and don’t have proper supplies, what are you going to do? Or if your pump stops working and you didn’t pack another one? The list is truly endless. Some things you can handle and manage just fine. But, why stress out about it when you can plan ahead with a travel kit?
Last week we discussed how many people have diabetes worldwide. Can you tell me what that number was without cheating? Okay, fine I’ll tell you…. over 400 million people worldwide! With many more undiagnosed. This week we are talking about eye care in honor of Healthy Vision Month. Wahoo, tackling a health issue one week at a time!
According to WHO (World Health Organization) over 420 million people are living with diabetes worldwide. When living with diabetes there are multiple different medications and supplies that are needed to survive. The main one being insulin. But, it isn’t as easy as just having an insulin vial and calling it good.