Managing Sick Days for Young Adults with Diabetes; Presented by Jen Block
The points that Jen made are very useful for young adults who are becoming more independent and may be faced with taking care of themselves alone while sick. As someone going off to college next year, I was very glad I had attended this seminar; even though I knew a lot of the basic things, some points that were emphasized will really help me in the future. Here's the gist of it:
It's best not to get sick in the...
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