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Protecting diabetes supplies from the sun

Svati
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I was diagnosed with Type 1 just after my 9th birthday. Since then,...

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Tuesday, June 09, 2009
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Summertime is great, for its long days, its sunny weather, and the free time it gives a lot of us to pursue fun outdoor activities. In addition to slathering on sunscreen, drinking lots of water and following general safety precautions, we must also remember to protect diabetes supplie...
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    Sam
    Friday, June 12, 2009 at 01:10 PM

    Great advise. When small glucometers first came out, I was doing a lot of bicycle riding and thought that finally I would know just what my BS was during a long ride. I NEVER had trouble with blood sugar on rides because I just ate, pretty much what I wanted to when I wanted. Anyway with the new smaller glucometer I could check it when I stopped to eat. But most of these rides where in the summer and though I never had trouble with test strips, I did have a problem waiting for the pump to cool off and reach its' operating temperature. More than once I stopped at a country store and walked in with my meter and stuck it in their freezer and waited until it cooled off(me too) for use.

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  2. TY for telling me about this website.
    Marc
    Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 05:46 PM

    Hi Svati,  This is Marc from D&B.  I went on this website and it is totally cool - just typing in to say thanks.  I already learned one new thing today...  I'll check in later so I don't get a brain overload.  Yell

     

     

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