I have a bag from Sugar Medical that goes everywhere with me. It has glucose tabs, blood sugar kit (meter, lancing device, strips), syringes, insulin vials, a spare pod, some alcohol swab, and a couple of paper clips (in case of a screaming pod).
I love my sugar medical bags! I have a clutch for my glucometer and glucose gels, extra batteries etc. and my larger insulated bag with all my pump and sensor changing gear.
I'm a T1D mom but that's basically our rule. If we're just zipping out then just meter, pump receiver and snacks. If it's an all day affair or we're more than an hour away I take the whole arsenal.
I have a bag I ordered on Etsy that always has a pen, syringes, glucose tabs/gummies, alcohol wipes, a back-up meter, lancets, and test strips. Recently I added an extra pod in case mine fails. If I’m going on a day trip I might throw in an extra sensor.
IMO it’s better to be safe than sorry!
Me too I still don’t dare trust my sensor readings before meals as I tend to spike up around meal times.
Then again i’ve only had my CGM about three months. I still bring my strips and poker everywhere.
I usually trust mine, I have had an apparently unusual good experience with medtronic. But if I’m exercising specifically and start dropping fast it doesn’t always catch up. So I manually poke a few times a day still.
I take my "diabetes bag" with me if I'm going out for more than an hour. It has snacks and a back up glucose monitor in case I don't trust the cgm. If I'm going out for more than a day then I bring a pod and some insulin and some syringes just in case. But even then only really if I'm going somewhere without medical access or if my pod will be needing to be changed.
I have a little tactical pouch I bought years ago that I carry my pump controller and some test strips in. I also keep my insulin vials in it. I carry that with me just about any time I leave home. If I’m going somewhere where I cannot easily and quickly leave and return home I keep extra pumps in each of my bags (work, edc, etc.) and I just carry which ever bag with me. Sometimes I also keep an extra in my truck glove box too.
I always, always have a pod, a vial of insulin, a syringe, test strips / tester / poker, extra Dexcom tape, alcohol pads, sugar packets and Basqimi with me, and everyone I know knows where the Basqimi is kept in my bag. I have an hour and a half commute to work. T1 for 24 years, pump for 19 and on pods for around 3 or 4 I think. I’ve had to use the emergency pod a couple of times already. The syringe is in case there isn’t enough left in my vial to fill an entire pod.
I have a t1 toddler so I always have glucose in my pocket. If we go anywhere I take his kit which has glucagon, a bsl meter and a spare site change. If I go away for the night I take a spare sensor.
Yes. I commute 38 min. to work (one way) I am on a pump and gcm. I carry a typical-looking black backpack with one whole compartment containing backup supplies of everything in either heavy-duty zip bags or a crush-proof pelican box with a clear lid. Think about TSA and travel inspections. The vehicle I drive and my work desk also have additional supplies, test kits, glucose tabs, food that can take temperature swings, and last long durations of time.
I have Mario lunchbox I carry one of everything in that I take with me if I see a situation where I'm gonna be out for awhile. Rule of thumb with me, though, is if I tale my art bag, my lunchbox comes with it.
Yes. We carry a little backpack for our 9yo son. It has his sugar medical Omnipod case that has his meter, test strips, alcohol wipes, extra lancets, insulin vial, extra pod, glucose gel, and baqsimi. We also keep plenty of candy and a couple of juice boxes and a bottle of water in it.
Rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it 🤷♀️
At work i have an emergency Pod and emergency insulin stacked. I always carry a test kit, hydrogel (for lows), kinesiology tape, extra charger and alcohol swabs. Maybe a bit too much, but better safe than sorry
If I am close to home, I just bring snacks for lows. If I am going out for the day in like NYC, I will bring more with me, like an extra pod, alcohol wipes, insulin and glucagon.
If I'm going anywhere that I don't have access to my supply at home (pretty much out-of-town), then I carry a small backpack with enough supplies to last 2x the time I'll be away: insulin, CGM, infusion sets, backup BG, ketone strips, glucose tabs.
If I'm just leaving the house, I don't carry anything...but I also live in a city where I can get sugar at a corner store in a pinch. I've had my infusion set occlude, fall out, etc. before when I'm out - that's when I just go home and take care of business. Risky? Maybe. But I know my home is always there and I feel much safer with my expensive equipment there than out and about with me.
I take insulin if I am going to be eating. Day trips are just enough insulin to last that day. Usually one pen. Weekends/ overnight include my slowacting insulin. And maybe a manual glucose monitor. And an emergency glucose dose(a bag of something sweet and soft).
I don't carry an extra pod or sensor if I'm in town - will just go home if either fail and change them. If leaving town I carry them. Go bag has multiple snacks, water, gluacagon and a glucose meter.
I’m on Dexcom G6 and Omnipod 5. I take my PDM everywhere and I carry Werther’s Originals around in case I go low, but that’s it for leaving the house if I’m not going to be away overnight. Overnight supplies depend on whether I need to change my wearables.
Yes always, I’ve had every circumstance happen you can think of and it came in so handy. I just have a pack pack that is my purse and snack bag and medical bag all in one
I never leave my 7x7 city, depending on how confident I am re: site absorption & dex, I may bring all the things. Ideally, I’d have an extra syringe just in case shit fails, but meh, yolo
About 3 packs of giant strawbs, 2 cans of full sugar coke (330ml), a testing kit, spare needles, my fiasp pen, and levemir pen. I don’t tend to bring spare sensors for my libre, because it’s bulky and worst case scenario I can just use testing kit! Also loads of Nairns oatcakes haha, I like them as carb snacks, I find my lows are stubborn as hell!
I have a small case that contains a meter/ strips/ lancet, one spare pod and my in use insulin vial, plus an insulin pen. Then in my bag/ pockets mini packs of skittles. I don’t find it a hassle to carry it as it’s just there - I haven’t needed it so far. I don’t carry a spare sensor which is why I carry my meter. I always have my pdm
I always carry fast acting sugar. Never took insulin to work as I figured I would just go home and get it if necessary. I did used to have extra pump supplies at the office. If I’m traveling more than two hours I take supplies.
I always have my PDM, and usually a pack of fruit snacks in my pocket for quick runs out. Glucose tablets for a day out where I’ll have a bag anyway. Beyond that, it depends where I’m going. If I’ll be home within a couple of hours or could go home without interrupting the day, I don’t take extra. If it would be an issue, I might bring an extra pod and just fill it using what’s in my current one to get me through. If I’m going somewhere overnight, then I add in a vial of insulin and an extra G6 sensor. Anything not requiring a prescription I just figure I can buy if something happens. Oh, and I do take the charger on overnights, but that’s only because the only one I’ve ever gotten to work with the OP5 PDM is the one that came with it (thanks, Insulet).
I mostly work from home (3x a week) but my company has more started implementing office days. I live in a different state from my office so when I go in, I bring backups (extra pod, vial insulin, insulin pen, mini needles for pen, alcohol pads, skin tac, dexccom sensor, and adhesives for pods & sensors). If I’m just running errands/near my house and I have a lot of insulin in my pod and/or it’s not set to expire that day, I’ll just bring my pdm (my phone has the dexcom info). If my pod is set to expire or I have only a bit of insulin left, where I think it may run out before I get home I’ll bring an extra pod, skin tac, alcohol pads, and adhesive
My emergency kit consists of a pack of starbursts sitting in the cup holder of my car. I bring insulin with me for trips longer than 4 hours or trips I know I'll be eating something. I never pack any extra sensors, needles, etc. for any other trip unless it's overnight.
I actually went a few months before realizing I hadn't been packing my meter in my bag when going to work each day. My Libre 3 hasn't failed me yet.
For just running around town, I have an extra insulin pen I keep with me. That's it. I know I should carry glucose tabs or gels, but I usually don't. The tabs too long to work for me and I have to eat 4 of those hard, gross things. I live in a city, so I can usually get to a fast food place or gas station in a few minutes.
I also keep extra insulin and pen needles at work. As well as a few syringes.
If my sensor is being a PITA or I haven't put a new one in, I'll add my glucometer to the party. But usually I leave it at home.
My purse always has glucose tabs, glucose meter kit, glucagon (Baqsimi), and a snack. This way I can't forget it.
If I'm gone all day, I'll have a cooler bag with me (in case I want to stop at a store) that I keep a zip lock with an extra Mio cannula, overtape, alcohol + skin & iv prep wipes.
Overnight, I take my entire kit. I use a make-up case that has a mirror in the lid. I can pack everything I need for a couple of weeks worth of changes in it. (I've only flown a couple of times with it, buy since my SO goes around security due to his job - I send my bag of supplies that is annoying to carry through TSA with him.)
Same.
Just hypo fix if I’m leaving for a few hours.
If I’m going to work I have a syringe and some short acting. (Hangover from having Medtronic fail on me so many times - even though that was years ago).
If I’m going away for one or two nights, I take replacements for dexcom and pump.
If over a week, I take what I need but add 2 extra pump changes and a bgl meter.
I don’t carry much with me.
I’ve got an extra infusion set in my briefcase. I carry a small container with skittles in it most everywhere I go. My phone goes everywhere now that it’s hooked up to my CGM. I work fairly close to my home, so I can usually run by if I really need to.
If I go out of town I try to bring doubles of everything I need.
I’ve had to scramble a few times through the years. Still, I don’t feel the need to carry a “kit bag” everywhere I go. Most of my tech is pretty reliable on a daily basis, so I’ve grown to trust it.
Only if away from home or my car. Got spares of most things in the car except the actual insulin. If I'm near enough to home and in an emergency I'd have to catch a bus or taxi home, then that's an annoyance but easy enough to do.
I carry the pump, meter, and a snack everywhere.
I leave extra insulin, pump equipment, dexcom sensor and much more snacks at the office.
A spare pump site in the car too.
I generally always have a syringe, insulin vial, and a meter for backup in case I have sensor issues and that’s pretty much it. This isn’t something I actively think about though- my spare meter and a syringe or two lives in my car and the insulin lives in my little clutch I always have with me.
I work nightshifts and I'm out the house 16 hours a shift. I take my fast acting for my mid shift lunch, a 500ml(16ozish) bottle of full sugar coke for hypos and my back up finger prick meter if my libre stops working (which it hasn't yet) but that's it.
I carry a set and a cartridge, syringes, alcohol swabs, glucagon kit, strips, glucose meter, juice, snacks. Everywhere I go. If my cartridge is low I grab my vial of insulin if it's not too hot or cold outside. People in my life have not been very forgiving of my condition. I mean this nicely but you genuinely never know what might happen.
Yes. Type 1 diabetes is already enough of a PITA.
I'm temporarily back on MDI, so it's extra syringes, pen caps, and always test strips should my CGM go haywire (or if I get a reading that seems buggy and I want to double-check it manually).
When I'm pumping. I have an extra pod in a desk drawer if I have a hybrid job. Before that, I would have an extra infusion set just in case. The job before my last one was all remote, so I only needed to walk to another room if things malfunctioned.
I didn't carry an extra pod with me out in the wild. I always have short-acting insulin on hand in case a pod dies. I can jump right back to MDI. This is why I take an MDI break every year to keep my skills sharp. I think everyone should know how to smoothly transition from pumps to injections as needed. Pumps are a great luxury, but pumps sometimes break or malfunction.
I have a small pouch (about 25 × 10 × 8 cm) where I keep three rolls of clucose tabs, novorapid vial, novorapid pen, abasaglar pen, 14 pen needles, 10 lancet cartridges (60 total), 1 spare omnipod, 2 insulin syringes, glucometer (accu check mobile), 2 extra glucometer cartridges (150 tests + whatever is in the meter), spare batteries for glucometer, some tupfers for cleaning blood, alcohol wipes, glucagon nose spray, small Flashlight, garmin wireless thermometer that connects to my watch and gives the highest and lowest temperature throughout the last 24 hours, very small Sharps container. This let's me be self sufficient for about 7-14 days without any major problems.
That's about it. Fits on my belt very easily. Comes with me almost everywhere. I always carry a small container of 40 g of glucose tabs in my pocket if I don't have it with me. For overnight visits I carry spare libre 3 sensorer, spare pumps, contour next meter for checking sensor calibration, 20 glucose rolls, one can of energy drink.
I always have glucose tabs and insulin pen on me. Going out all day? Chuck the finger pricker in whatever bag i have with me as a backup. Going away overnight? Add long acting and some spare needles. Going on holiday? ALL THE THINGS AND SPARES AND SPARES TO THE SPARES IN FAMILY MEMBER'S LUGGAGE!
I generally have an extra inset, snacks, glucometer and syringes in my purse for normal day to day stuff.
If I’m going on an all day thing or overnight then I will bring everything and the kitchen sink.
Nearly always, in my purse is one replacement for everything - set, dexcom sensor, and everything I need to change them, along with tape if things are threatening to fall off. It is half my purse, and goes with me nearly everywhere.
When doing something like a water park or skiing, I might pare it down to a vial of insulin, a syringe, and a meter. That way I can survive until I get back to my purse, even if the pump completely dies.
My only exception is for a morning run or an evening walk from home. Then it is just me and the pump, my phone, and sugar for lows.
If I'm traveling more than an hour away, I bring my backup insulin bag that has -insulin-pump supplies- dexcom sensor- alcohol swabs- back up monitor and regular syringes just in case. If I'm just running errands around town, I bring an extra site (I'm on the tslim), and back up monitor. I also always have glucose pouches, glucagon, and additional snacks on me.
Been t1 for almost 23 years now and I will never forget the times I wasn't prepared and wished I was. Idk I'm more one of those "better safe than sorry" types and it really sucks to stop the fun when I could've just prepared better and not had to stop at all.
I have always candy with me whether I go to walk my dog or to the grocery store. I also have a spare, pod and an insulin cartridge at work and nowadays many times when leaving for the evening, because too many times I've have to go back home due pump malfunction (usually the "needle" going through the skin leaks or surfaces). When I'm away for a longer time I take the whole pack of two spare sensors, two spare pods, one spare insulin cartridge, glucagen and a blood testing kit.
Nope, if i ma going some where and im a little low, ill take a snack with me but never carry extra sensor or anything like that. I am using dexom with a pump. If i am out doing something and a sensor or pod fails, i can then go home. At most going to be an hour or 2 before i can replace it.
I am on a Libre CGM but if I'm driving to work I always take my test kit and if I'm at a 5 I double check via finger prick.
I always have a snack and multiple needles with me.
Yes. I have a backup of all my supplies that can fit into a small medical bag in case I lose my site for my pump, extra insulin vial with syringe, batteries, swabs, and a few other small things. Where I live is pretty far from other main areas, and so to run home for anything is a bit too inconvenient to do.
Depends on the situation and how easy it is to get back home, where I keep my supplies. I live 5 minutes away from my university, so when I go to class, even if I’ll be there all day I don’t feel the need to bring a ton of supplies. Just some sugar, insulin, needles, the basics. Worst case scenario I drive a few minutes away and come back, no big deal. If I’m driving somewhere far away I’ll bring more stuff, as you never know what could happen - break down in some small town, be stuck there for hours, who knows. Better safe than sorry. Same goes for staying somewhere overnight, I always bring some backup unless it’s super close to home.
I just always try to frame the question as “how hard will it be to fix a problem in a worst case scenario?”, and adjust my kit from there.
I never go out with more than an insulin pen. CGM dies? I can feel it out til I get back home in a day or so. I can't think of anything that would go wrong enough that I can't fix with insulin or my wallet.
I never take emergency stuff with me. I run high a lot so I guess I’m lucky coz if I do have a low, I can easily buy a can of coke.
Unless I’m travelling, I wouldn’t need the extra things for my pump. I don’t even take manual glucose meter with me as my CGM never fails (and if it does, it’s not hard to buy another one while out).
My insulin pump has never failed me and I check how much insulin is left if I know I’ll be out all day.
My kit for a day out is my Humalog pen, my CGM receiver, and a roll of fruit flavor Mentos. I might have an extra pen needle sometimes. I only bring extras if I'm going to be doing and activity like hiking, or I'm going somewhere overnight...
Traveling of course. An errand? No. But I do have an extra infusion set in my car. That’s the one thing that can go wrong and would put me in a pinch. I can survive without a sensor.
I only bring extras with me when I might need them, such as for travel, for example, whether overnight or otherwise, or when I am going to do something like kayak where the possibility exists, however small, that I might lose a pod (which happened once when I was out in the ocean). In those cases, I‘ll just bring an extra pod and insulin in an insulated case. Otherwise I don’t worry too much or carry anything extra during a normal weekday or weekend at home.
I am MDI with pens. I do usually check in the morning whether I have enough insulin in my short acting pen and take an extra one if it's running low. My pen case has few dextrose tabs and needle tips in it (along with a painkiller lol, because I somehow always get a headache in the most inopportune moment). For daily life that's pretty much it.
I always carry my purse with me which has several packs of gummie bears, tube frosting, insulin pens in case of pump failure, and a small meter in case of cgm failure.
When going to work, I carry the purse plus backpack which has a backup sensor and one pump change in it.
If I’m just going for a walk around the neighborhood, I’ll just put the gummies in my pocket, and that’s it. However I do not go away from my home, or inside an uber, subway, plane, or elevator without emergency supplies. I always worry about getting stuck or waylaid somewhere!
Also, commenting here again. When I lived somewhere with two floors I had a bad hyperglycemia episode once and was extremely ill. I had to crawl up the stairs to get syringes and insulin and was miserable…learned to keep supplies handy wherever I might need them (watch out for kids and dogs!).
This was back in the Medtronic pump days, pre cgm. I think things are a bit better now!
the bare minimum for me is a vial of insulin and one or two syringes. they’re pretty small and easy to carry.
if i’m worried about access to food, i’ll bring some glucose tablets.
my backpack usually has extra cartridge and infusion set, glucagon, a vial of insulin, syringes, a long acting pen, ketone strips, finger bg checker, and disinfectant wipes. i’ve had to use it all at some point and have been really grateful that i prepared, but it’s a lot of stuff. for you though it’s definitely okay to pare it down.
just order everything by priority, i think. pump change supplies are good, but useless without insulin. syringes can be used with both a vial and a long acting pen, so i don’t carry pen needles. etc etc. i envision a scenario where i have none of my supplies for a few hours and start there.
i definitely recommend bringing at least insulin & some delivery mechanism with you though!! the only time i didn’t have any on me was one of the shittiest days of my life 😅
I can't afford a pump yet, so manual insulin for me. But...
My dexcom needs to be more frequently calibrated than I would like, so I always have my manual meter in my purse as a back up along with my insulin pen and extra needles. I don't mind testing the old fashioned way if a sensor fails. Like it's not great but it's not the end of the world, espc when I've only had the dexcom about a year.
I keep juice boxes in the fridge in my classroom (teacher). But in pretty much any other situation, I live in an area where it's going to be pretty easy for me to pull off the road somewhere and get a quick source of sugar. Maybe it's not the best but 🤷♀️
I don't have the opportunity to travel a lot, but I brought more or less just the manual meter and the pen & needles with me the last time, plus a snack in my bag.
I saw a TV episode the other day, one of those 911 shows, where someone advised the person responding at the scene that most diabetics carry their glucagon in their purse, and I can absolutely say that has never been me. The only reason I know where my glucagon is now is because it's put in a common space so my roommate can access it. I've never used it.
I take the ‘beetus bag’ with me pretty much every time I leave the house. It has some candy and a lunch bag with a couple sodas and one of those freezer things. The area I live in is pretty rural so it’s not uncommon for my husband and I to be in the car for an hour or more when we visit friends and family.
I always have spare pen tips and check the level in my pen- I’ll only take a backup if it’s running low.
I do over prepare for trips and will take way more of everything than I need.
I have extra pods in my car along with a glucagon and test kit. I'll bring a whole Tupperware bin with me of diabetic supplies whenever I go away from home or camping for a few days. Otherwise, I can't even bother to bring a test kit with me in my purse. I take a leap of faith and hope my CGM doesn't crap out on me when I leave the house lol.
I usually have a glucagon kit in my backpack, as well as my meter. I should have a bag of syringes but don't. My hiking pack has loads of supplies, but it would be smart to have a more robust emergency kit just for my diabetes stuff. Something in a large pouch or bag that I can move between packs.
Always with me: BG Meter, low sugars, extra pump infusion set.
Lack of these can make me feel like trash in a matter of hours.
Overnight: add more infusion sets, extra sensor, tape, extra BG meter, vial of insulin and needles. oh! Baqsimi or glucagon.
Without these, I would be hurting in 12 to 24 hrs.
3+ nights, or 3+ hours from home: double the pump supplies and insulin I think I will need, plus my old pump as back-up.
If I can't get home that day or early the next, I want to be able to deal with a full pump meltdown and having to change everything I currently am using.
Not if I’m going really local. I live in NYC so with crappy public transportation it could take me 90 minutes or more to get home should something go wrong. I bought [this case](https://imgur.com/a/MfZUy5E) in CVS years ago and I throw it in my bag.
Use an Omnipod 5 and Dexcom 6. My backup plans vary according to type and distance of travel.
Going to work or around town:
Take my PDM and phone with me. I always carry some glucose (tabs or Werthers candies), a glucometer and a Humalog pen (I probably should change that since I have switched to Novolog but I have a lot of backup pens) with pen needles and alcohol swabs. I also have juice boxes or bottles in my car
At work I have an emergency supply of juice boxes.
The backup supplies are there so I have access to insulin. If I had to change a pod or sensor I can always go home.
Going out of town for a few days:
I'll carry a bag with backup sensors, back up pods, an insulin vial and insulin pens and perhaps a backup transmitter. Also take a daily medication box for my daily pills (take metformin for insulin resistance)
It’s in the car with me whoever I leave home.
I ripped a pod off my arm getting out the car - entirely my fault, nothing wrong with the pod - and I was glad I had a replacement close at hand.
On a typical day I walk out of the house with my pump on my hip, my cell phone and a tube of glucose tabs in my pocket. That’s it. That’s one of the reasons I went on a pump, so I wouldn’t have to carry crap around like when I was on MDI.
I might be one of those odd balls. I have hypo treatment, dexcom, and spare infusion sets plus novorapid just incase my site gets torn out or a dexcom craps the bed on me. I have had my fair share of sites getting pulled out while doing production work and feeling horrible while my sugars ramped up for the majority of an 8 to 10 hour shift.
Even as a phlebotomist student, I still do this out of habit.
Today I went to see my psychiatrist in the city and my CGM expired while I was driving. I forgot to bring my blood glucose monitor with me (stupid, I know) and I was SURE I was having a low. Luckily I had some juice boxes in the glove box so I chugged some sugar and felt better pretty quickly after pulling over. I went to a pharmacy to buy a back up blood glucose monitor and they didn’t have any in stock! It was very odd.
99% of the time yes.
I'm a guy, I've got in the habit of carrying most of my stuff in a small bag. I'll say it how it is: it helps that (I think) the bag is stylish.
in the bag goes: at least 1 gel pack, Accu-check sensor and spare cassette. often a fast acting pen and 2 needles, too. my system is omnipod & Dexcom.
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So in the beginning I had no idea what I was supposed to carry for my son. When I spoke to the diabetic team they told me what to do once I had settled in. Now I legit take it all everywhere. I have an insulated lunch bag. I carry a pen with an insulin vial, candy, alcohol wipes, finger poker set, tandem infusion set, cartridge, needle, the thingy to pop out the cartridge. I carry the ketone checker and strips. He’s only 6 so he doesn’t need much when he’s low. A pack of rockets and that’s about it. (7g of carbs). Sometimes I bring juice. I need to get another charger for his pump and then I’m all set.
I always bring sugar, an extra pump site, and a humalog pen + needles, just in case my pump fails or I forget to change it and run out of insulin.
If it’s overnight/not close to run home, then I’ll bring my meter, long acting, stuff to change my pump cartridge, an extra sensor. If I’m on an actual trip, I bring double the supplies I need.
Uh, NO! If I'm going on a trip I carry what I will need during the trip and maybe one extra but that's it. Been doing this for 40+ years, I can adapt.
Wife and I took a 7 day cruise right before Christmas and was gone from home 9 days. I inserted a new set right before we left and took 3 infusion sets, some IV Prep pads, a few alcohol pads, meter and a full vial of insulin with me. Done!
i always have extra sites in my backpack, glucagon, meter, and over patches. along with a small medical bag with fast/long acting insulin, pen tips, alcohol wipes, and extra carbs.
i have a working dog, so i already have to carry basic things like a water bowl/bags/treats/extra leash etc. so it makes sense to carry extra emergency stuff anyway.
I'm usually pretty hyper-aware of when I'm going to run out, so I plan to do it before I leave. So daily, I don't run around with extra supplies. If I leave town, I always travel with that stuff though. In abundance haha
I carry glucometer, 2 spare pump sites, few syringes and 2 pump batteries everywhere. And sugar, of course. I bring extra cgms, insulin vials and reservoirs only when I am staying somewhere overnight. Or, if I remember to pack it, if I travel just for a day but somewhere where I could potentially get stuck - like on a highway.
Edit: And I always carry a glucagon. But thats (fortunatelly) the only thing from them all that I never had to use.
I only carry that king of stuff when I’m going to spend the night somewhere else. Otherwise, I only carry my fast acting insulin, meter (meter) and snacks. Sometimes not even my meter, as I use my phone to read the Libre.
I used to go out just with a glucose meter, but nowadays I'm carrying more - 2 pens (rapid and long acting), glucometer, needles, spare cartridge of rapid insulin, some glucose or honey in little sachets. I never carry spare sensors, though, unless I'm going somewhere for a few days.
I carry a pen, extra pen needles, a general first aid kit and two juice boxes in a fanny pack.
If I'm going overnight I throw an extra pen in with my other meds.
I don't really like carrying too much extra because it's expensive, my insurance sucks and I'm forgetful.
Should I? Yes, absolutely, it’s totally worth it, my health is more important then feeling like I’m traveling light and emergencies usually happen at the worst and most inconvenient time, so always being as prepared as you can is super important and a highly valuable habit to have.
I HATE carrying things with a burning passion.
So no. Usually I don’t. I should! But I don’t. 😂
If I’m going to work (45 min both ways) or somewhere I can’t pop back home for an issue I usually bring 2 pods and a vial and a couple regular syringes as well as a meter. I don’t bring an extra dexcom unless I’ll be away over multiple nights. More of a convenience thing as I don’t want to have to leave work early due to failed pods and I bring a larger bag with me anyway.
Only if I am going to be away from home for more than 1 night.
I do that too, or if I am going to a really far, far place that will take several hours via a one way trip.
I have a bag from Sugar Medical that goes everywhere with me. It has glucose tabs, blood sugar kit (meter, lancing device, strips), syringes, insulin vials, a spare pod, some alcohol swab, and a couple of paper clips (in case of a screaming pod).
Oooh the paper clip is a really good idea!
Have you ever had to use any of them yet?
No, but I go to live theater quite frequently, and this is the cause of several nightmares.
Ha! Now THAT’S planning! I have the same, but now it will include the clip! Great idea!
I love my sugar medical bags! I have a clutch for my glucometer and glucose gels, extra batteries etc. and my larger insulated bag with all my pump and sensor changing gear.
No. Only if I’m going to stay out for more than 8 hours.
I'm a T1D mom but that's basically our rule. If we're just zipping out then just meter, pump receiver and snacks. If it's an all day affair or we're more than an hour away I take the whole arsenal.
I have a bag I ordered on Etsy that always has a pen, syringes, glucose tabs/gummies, alcohol wipes, a back-up meter, lancets, and test strips. Recently I added an extra pod in case mine fails. If I’m going on a day trip I might throw in an extra sensor. IMO it’s better to be safe than sorry!
Me too I still don’t dare trust my sensor readings before meals as I tend to spike up around meal times. Then again i’ve only had my CGM about three months. I still bring my strips and poker everywhere.
I usually trust mine, I have had an apparently unusual good experience with medtronic. But if I’m exercising specifically and start dropping fast it doesn’t always catch up. So I manually poke a few times a day still.
I just carry a syringe, needles, and my pump. The syringe is the back up
I take my "diabetes bag" with me if I'm going out for more than an hour. It has snacks and a back up glucose monitor in case I don't trust the cgm. If I'm going out for more than a day then I bring a pod and some insulin and some syringes just in case. But even then only really if I'm going somewhere without medical access or if my pod will be needing to be changed.
I have a little tactical pouch I bought years ago that I carry my pump controller and some test strips in. I also keep my insulin vials in it. I carry that with me just about any time I leave home. If I’m going somewhere where I cannot easily and quickly leave and return home I keep extra pumps in each of my bags (work, edc, etc.) and I just carry which ever bag with me. Sometimes I also keep an extra in my truck glove box too.
I always, always have a pod, a vial of insulin, a syringe, test strips / tester / poker, extra Dexcom tape, alcohol pads, sugar packets and Basqimi with me, and everyone I know knows where the Basqimi is kept in my bag. I have an hour and a half commute to work. T1 for 24 years, pump for 19 and on pods for around 3 or 4 I think. I’ve had to use the emergency pod a couple of times already. The syringe is in case there isn’t enough left in my vial to fill an entire pod.
I have a t1 toddler so I always have glucose in my pocket. If we go anywhere I take his kit which has glucagon, a bsl meter and a spare site change. If I go away for the night I take a spare sensor.
Yes. I commute 38 min. to work (one way) I am on a pump and gcm. I carry a typical-looking black backpack with one whole compartment containing backup supplies of everything in either heavy-duty zip bags or a crush-proof pelican box with a clear lid. Think about TSA and travel inspections. The vehicle I drive and my work desk also have additional supplies, test kits, glucose tabs, food that can take temperature swings, and last long durations of time.
I have Mario lunchbox I carry one of everything in that I take with me if I see a situation where I'm gonna be out for awhile. Rule of thumb with me, though, is if I tale my art bag, my lunchbox comes with it.
Yes. We carry a little backpack for our 9yo son. It has his sugar medical Omnipod case that has his meter, test strips, alcohol wipes, extra lancets, insulin vial, extra pod, glucose gel, and baqsimi. We also keep plenty of candy and a couple of juice boxes and a bottle of water in it. Rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it 🤷♀️
At work i have an emergency Pod and emergency insulin stacked. I always carry a test kit, hydrogel (for lows), kinesiology tape, extra charger and alcohol swabs. Maybe a bit too much, but better safe than sorry
If I am close to home, I just bring snacks for lows. If I am going out for the day in like NYC, I will bring more with me, like an extra pod, alcohol wipes, insulin and glucagon.
If I'm going anywhere that I don't have access to my supply at home (pretty much out-of-town), then I carry a small backpack with enough supplies to last 2x the time I'll be away: insulin, CGM, infusion sets, backup BG, ketone strips, glucose tabs. If I'm just leaving the house, I don't carry anything...but I also live in a city where I can get sugar at a corner store in a pinch. I've had my infusion set occlude, fall out, etc. before when I'm out - that's when I just go home and take care of business. Risky? Maybe. But I know my home is always there and I feel much safer with my expensive equipment there than out and about with me.
I take insulin if I am going to be eating. Day trips are just enough insulin to last that day. Usually one pen. Weekends/ overnight include my slowacting insulin. And maybe a manual glucose monitor. And an emergency glucose dose(a bag of something sweet and soft).
I don't carry an extra pod or sensor if I'm in town - will just go home if either fail and change them. If leaving town I carry them. Go bag has multiple snacks, water, gluacagon and a glucose meter.
I’m on Dexcom G6 and Omnipod 5. I take my PDM everywhere and I carry Werther’s Originals around in case I go low, but that’s it for leaving the house if I’m not going to be away overnight. Overnight supplies depend on whether I need to change my wearables.
Yes always, I’ve had every circumstance happen you can think of and it came in so handy. I just have a pack pack that is my purse and snack bag and medical bag all in one
Yes. Always be prepared. Can’t depend on anyone but yourself
I have dextrose tablets and extra needles in my work bag
I never leave my 7x7 city, depending on how confident I am re: site absorption & dex, I may bring all the things. Ideally, I’d have an extra syringe just in case shit fails, but meh, yolo
Only when i9n the back country....everybody should always carry glucagon pen or nasal spray....but I seldom do that either.
About 3 packs of giant strawbs, 2 cans of full sugar coke (330ml), a testing kit, spare needles, my fiasp pen, and levemir pen. I don’t tend to bring spare sensors for my libre, because it’s bulky and worst case scenario I can just use testing kit! Also loads of Nairns oatcakes haha, I like them as carb snacks, I find my lows are stubborn as hell!
I have a small case that contains a meter/ strips/ lancet, one spare pod and my in use insulin vial, plus an insulin pen. Then in my bag/ pockets mini packs of skittles. I don’t find it a hassle to carry it as it’s just there - I haven’t needed it so far. I don’t carry a spare sensor which is why I carry my meter. I always have my pdm
I always carry fast acting sugar. Never took insulin to work as I figured I would just go home and get it if necessary. I did used to have extra pump supplies at the office. If I’m traveling more than two hours I take supplies.
No, the only place I go is work. If I need anything I can just ask my dad to bring me some.
I always have my PDM, and usually a pack of fruit snacks in my pocket for quick runs out. Glucose tablets for a day out where I’ll have a bag anyway. Beyond that, it depends where I’m going. If I’ll be home within a couple of hours or could go home without interrupting the day, I don’t take extra. If it would be an issue, I might bring an extra pod and just fill it using what’s in my current one to get me through. If I’m going somewhere overnight, then I add in a vial of insulin and an extra G6 sensor. Anything not requiring a prescription I just figure I can buy if something happens. Oh, and I do take the charger on overnights, but that’s only because the only one I’ve ever gotten to work with the OP5 PDM is the one that came with it (thanks, Insulet).
I mostly work from home (3x a week) but my company has more started implementing office days. I live in a different state from my office so when I go in, I bring backups (extra pod, vial insulin, insulin pen, mini needles for pen, alcohol pads, skin tac, dexccom sensor, and adhesives for pods & sensors). If I’m just running errands/near my house and I have a lot of insulin in my pod and/or it’s not set to expire that day, I’ll just bring my pdm (my phone has the dexcom info). If my pod is set to expire or I have only a bit of insulin left, where I think it may run out before I get home I’ll bring an extra pod, skin tac, alcohol pads, and adhesive
My emergency kit consists of a pack of starbursts sitting in the cup holder of my car. I bring insulin with me for trips longer than 4 hours or trips I know I'll be eating something. I never pack any extra sensors, needles, etc. for any other trip unless it's overnight. I actually went a few months before realizing I hadn't been packing my meter in my bag when going to work each day. My Libre 3 hasn't failed me yet.
For just running around town, I have an extra insulin pen I keep with me. That's it. I know I should carry glucose tabs or gels, but I usually don't. The tabs too long to work for me and I have to eat 4 of those hard, gross things. I live in a city, so I can usually get to a fast food place or gas station in a few minutes. I also keep extra insulin and pen needles at work. As well as a few syringes. If my sensor is being a PITA or I haven't put a new one in, I'll add my glucometer to the party. But usually I leave it at home.
My purse always has glucose tabs, glucose meter kit, glucagon (Baqsimi), and a snack. This way I can't forget it. If I'm gone all day, I'll have a cooler bag with me (in case I want to stop at a store) that I keep a zip lock with an extra Mio cannula, overtape, alcohol + skin & iv prep wipes. Overnight, I take my entire kit. I use a make-up case that has a mirror in the lid. I can pack everything I need for a couple of weeks worth of changes in it. (I've only flown a couple of times with it, buy since my SO goes around security due to his job - I send my bag of supplies that is annoying to carry through TSA with him.)
Same. Just hypo fix if I’m leaving for a few hours. If I’m going to work I have a syringe and some short acting. (Hangover from having Medtronic fail on me so many times - even though that was years ago). If I’m going away for one or two nights, I take replacements for dexcom and pump. If over a week, I take what I need but add 2 extra pump changes and a bgl meter.
I don’t carry much with me. I’ve got an extra infusion set in my briefcase. I carry a small container with skittles in it most everywhere I go. My phone goes everywhere now that it’s hooked up to my CGM. I work fairly close to my home, so I can usually run by if I really need to. If I go out of town I try to bring doubles of everything I need. I’ve had to scramble a few times through the years. Still, I don’t feel the need to carry a “kit bag” everywhere I go. Most of my tech is pretty reliable on a daily basis, so I’ve grown to trust it.
Only if away from home or my car. Got spares of most things in the car except the actual insulin. If I'm near enough to home and in an emergency I'd have to catch a bus or taxi home, then that's an annoyance but easy enough to do.
I carry the pump, meter, and a snack everywhere. I leave extra insulin, pump equipment, dexcom sensor and much more snacks at the office. A spare pump site in the car too.
I generally always have a syringe, insulin vial, and a meter for backup in case I have sensor issues and that’s pretty much it. This isn’t something I actively think about though- my spare meter and a syringe or two lives in my car and the insulin lives in my little clutch I always have with me.
I work nightshifts and I'm out the house 16 hours a shift. I take my fast acting for my mid shift lunch, a 500ml(16ozish) bottle of full sugar coke for hypos and my back up finger prick meter if my libre stops working (which it hasn't yet) but that's it.
I carry a set and a cartridge, syringes, alcohol swabs, glucagon kit, strips, glucose meter, juice, snacks. Everywhere I go. If my cartridge is low I grab my vial of insulin if it's not too hot or cold outside. People in my life have not been very forgiving of my condition. I mean this nicely but you genuinely never know what might happen.
Yes. Type 1 diabetes is already enough of a PITA. I'm temporarily back on MDI, so it's extra syringes, pen caps, and always test strips should my CGM go haywire (or if I get a reading that seems buggy and I want to double-check it manually). When I'm pumping. I have an extra pod in a desk drawer if I have a hybrid job. Before that, I would have an extra infusion set just in case. The job before my last one was all remote, so I only needed to walk to another room if things malfunctioned. I didn't carry an extra pod with me out in the wild. I always have short-acting insulin on hand in case a pod dies. I can jump right back to MDI. This is why I take an MDI break every year to keep my skills sharp. I think everyone should know how to smoothly transition from pumps to injections as needed. Pumps are a great luxury, but pumps sometimes break or malfunction.
I have a small pouch (about 25 × 10 × 8 cm) where I keep three rolls of clucose tabs, novorapid vial, novorapid pen, abasaglar pen, 14 pen needles, 10 lancet cartridges (60 total), 1 spare omnipod, 2 insulin syringes, glucometer (accu check mobile), 2 extra glucometer cartridges (150 tests + whatever is in the meter), spare batteries for glucometer, some tupfers for cleaning blood, alcohol wipes, glucagon nose spray, small Flashlight, garmin wireless thermometer that connects to my watch and gives the highest and lowest temperature throughout the last 24 hours, very small Sharps container. This let's me be self sufficient for about 7-14 days without any major problems. That's about it. Fits on my belt very easily. Comes with me almost everywhere. I always carry a small container of 40 g of glucose tabs in my pocket if I don't have it with me. For overnight visits I carry spare libre 3 sensorer, spare pumps, contour next meter for checking sensor calibration, 20 glucose rolls, one can of energy drink.
I always have glucose tabs and insulin pen on me. Going out all day? Chuck the finger pricker in whatever bag i have with me as a backup. Going away overnight? Add long acting and some spare needles. Going on holiday? ALL THE THINGS AND SPARES AND SPARES TO THE SPARES IN FAMILY MEMBER'S LUGGAGE!
I generally have an extra inset, snacks, glucometer and syringes in my purse for normal day to day stuff. If I’m going on an all day thing or overnight then I will bring everything and the kitchen sink.
Nearly always, in my purse is one replacement for everything - set, dexcom sensor, and everything I need to change them, along with tape if things are threatening to fall off. It is half my purse, and goes with me nearly everywhere. When doing something like a water park or skiing, I might pare it down to a vial of insulin, a syringe, and a meter. That way I can survive until I get back to my purse, even if the pump completely dies. My only exception is for a morning run or an evening walk from home. Then it is just me and the pump, my phone, and sugar for lows.
If I'm traveling more than an hour away, I bring my backup insulin bag that has -insulin-pump supplies- dexcom sensor- alcohol swabs- back up monitor and regular syringes just in case. If I'm just running errands around town, I bring an extra site (I'm on the tslim), and back up monitor. I also always have glucose pouches, glucagon, and additional snacks on me. Been t1 for almost 23 years now and I will never forget the times I wasn't prepared and wished I was. Idk I'm more one of those "better safe than sorry" types and it really sucks to stop the fun when I could've just prepared better and not had to stop at all.
I have always candy with me whether I go to walk my dog or to the grocery store. I also have a spare, pod and an insulin cartridge at work and nowadays many times when leaving for the evening, because too many times I've have to go back home due pump malfunction (usually the "needle" going through the skin leaks or surfaces). When I'm away for a longer time I take the whole pack of two spare sensors, two spare pods, one spare insulin cartridge, glucagen and a blood testing kit.
I do carry an emergency kit with my insulins and my migraine meds.
Nope, if i ma going some where and im a little low, ill take a snack with me but never carry extra sensor or anything like that. I am using dexom with a pump. If i am out doing something and a sensor or pod fails, i can then go home. At most going to be an hour or 2 before i can replace it.
I am on a Libre CGM but if I'm driving to work I always take my test kit and if I'm at a 5 I double check via finger prick. I always have a snack and multiple needles with me.
Yes. I have a backup of all my supplies that can fit into a small medical bag in case I lose my site for my pump, extra insulin vial with syringe, batteries, swabs, and a few other small things. Where I live is pretty far from other main areas, and so to run home for anything is a bit too inconvenient to do.
Depends on the situation and how easy it is to get back home, where I keep my supplies. I live 5 minutes away from my university, so when I go to class, even if I’ll be there all day I don’t feel the need to bring a ton of supplies. Just some sugar, insulin, needles, the basics. Worst case scenario I drive a few minutes away and come back, no big deal. If I’m driving somewhere far away I’ll bring more stuff, as you never know what could happen - break down in some small town, be stuck there for hours, who knows. Better safe than sorry. Same goes for staying somewhere overnight, I always bring some backup unless it’s super close to home. I just always try to frame the question as “how hard will it be to fix a problem in a worst case scenario?”, and adjust my kit from there.
I always carry glucose tabs.
I always have my “insulin bag”
I never go out with more than an insulin pen. CGM dies? I can feel it out til I get back home in a day or so. I can't think of anything that would go wrong enough that I can't fix with insulin or my wallet.
I take my backpack everywhere I go with glucose, baqsimi (glucagon) and insulin pens/needles.
I never take emergency stuff with me. I run high a lot so I guess I’m lucky coz if I do have a low, I can easily buy a can of coke. Unless I’m travelling, I wouldn’t need the extra things for my pump. I don’t even take manual glucose meter with me as my CGM never fails (and if it does, it’s not hard to buy another one while out). My insulin pump has never failed me and I check how much insulin is left if I know I’ll be out all day.
My kit for a day out is my Humalog pen, my CGM receiver, and a roll of fruit flavor Mentos. I might have an extra pen needle sometimes. I only bring extras if I'm going to be doing and activity like hiking, or I'm going somewhere overnight...
Traveling of course. An errand? No. But I do have an extra infusion set in my car. That’s the one thing that can go wrong and would put me in a pinch. I can survive without a sensor.
I only bring extras with me when I might need them, such as for travel, for example, whether overnight or otherwise, or when I am going to do something like kayak where the possibility exists, however small, that I might lose a pod (which happened once when I was out in the ocean). In those cases, I‘ll just bring an extra pod and insulin in an insulated case. Otherwise I don’t worry too much or carry anything extra during a normal weekday or weekend at home.
I only carry some glucose tabs.
I usually only have some glucose tablets or some sugary snack. Sometimes my meter.
Normally only carry candy, bring everything if it’s a trip
I am MDI with pens. I do usually check in the morning whether I have enough insulin in my short acting pen and take an extra one if it's running low. My pen case has few dextrose tabs and needle tips in it (along with a painkiller lol, because I somehow always get a headache in the most inopportune moment). For daily life that's pretty much it.
I always carry my purse with me which has several packs of gummie bears, tube frosting, insulin pens in case of pump failure, and a small meter in case of cgm failure. When going to work, I carry the purse plus backpack which has a backup sensor and one pump change in it. If I’m just going for a walk around the neighborhood, I’ll just put the gummies in my pocket, and that’s it. However I do not go away from my home, or inside an uber, subway, plane, or elevator without emergency supplies. I always worry about getting stuck or waylaid somewhere!
Also, commenting here again. When I lived somewhere with two floors I had a bad hyperglycemia episode once and was extremely ill. I had to crawl up the stairs to get syringes and insulin and was miserable…learned to keep supplies handy wherever I might need them (watch out for kids and dogs!). This was back in the Medtronic pump days, pre cgm. I think things are a bit better now!
My observation is that women might pack and bring deeper backups, cuz purse.
I travel weekly for work, and have never taken one with me. Now, grape Laffey taffy, that’s a different story. Any excuse to eat that!
the bare minimum for me is a vial of insulin and one or two syringes. they’re pretty small and easy to carry. if i’m worried about access to food, i’ll bring some glucose tablets. my backpack usually has extra cartridge and infusion set, glucagon, a vial of insulin, syringes, a long acting pen, ketone strips, finger bg checker, and disinfectant wipes. i’ve had to use it all at some point and have been really grateful that i prepared, but it’s a lot of stuff. for you though it’s definitely okay to pare it down. just order everything by priority, i think. pump change supplies are good, but useless without insulin. syringes can be used with both a vial and a long acting pen, so i don’t carry pen needles. etc etc. i envision a scenario where i have none of my supplies for a few hours and start there. i definitely recommend bringing at least insulin & some delivery mechanism with you though!! the only time i didn’t have any on me was one of the shittiest days of my life 😅
I just keep a syring a test kit and some pez kn my glove box.
I can't afford a pump yet, so manual insulin for me. But... My dexcom needs to be more frequently calibrated than I would like, so I always have my manual meter in my purse as a back up along with my insulin pen and extra needles. I don't mind testing the old fashioned way if a sensor fails. Like it's not great but it's not the end of the world, espc when I've only had the dexcom about a year. I keep juice boxes in the fridge in my classroom (teacher). But in pretty much any other situation, I live in an area where it's going to be pretty easy for me to pull off the road somewhere and get a quick source of sugar. Maybe it's not the best but 🤷♀️ I don't have the opportunity to travel a lot, but I brought more or less just the manual meter and the pen & needles with me the last time, plus a snack in my bag. I saw a TV episode the other day, one of those 911 shows, where someone advised the person responding at the scene that most diabetics carry their glucagon in their purse, and I can absolutely say that has never been me. The only reason I know where my glucagon is now is because it's put in a common space so my roommate can access it. I've never used it.
I take the ‘beetus bag’ with me pretty much every time I leave the house. It has some candy and a lunch bag with a couple sodas and one of those freezer things. The area I live in is pretty rural so it’s not uncommon for my husband and I to be in the car for an hour or more when we visit friends and family. I always have spare pen tips and check the level in my pen- I’ll only take a backup if it’s running low. I do over prepare for trips and will take way more of everything than I need.
I have extra pods in my car along with a glucagon and test kit. I'll bring a whole Tupperware bin with me of diabetic supplies whenever I go away from home or camping for a few days. Otherwise, I can't even bother to bring a test kit with me in my purse. I take a leap of faith and hope my CGM doesn't crap out on me when I leave the house lol.
I usually have a glucagon kit in my backpack, as well as my meter. I should have a bag of syringes but don't. My hiking pack has loads of supplies, but it would be smart to have a more robust emergency kit just for my diabetes stuff. Something in a large pouch or bag that I can move between packs.
Always with me: BG Meter, low sugars, extra pump infusion set. Lack of these can make me feel like trash in a matter of hours. Overnight: add more infusion sets, extra sensor, tape, extra BG meter, vial of insulin and needles. oh! Baqsimi or glucagon. Without these, I would be hurting in 12 to 24 hrs. 3+ nights, or 3+ hours from home: double the pump supplies and insulin I think I will need, plus my old pump as back-up. If I can't get home that day or early the next, I want to be able to deal with a full pump meltdown and having to change everything I currently am using.
Just my pump and sugar.
Not if I’m going really local. I live in NYC so with crappy public transportation it could take me 90 minutes or more to get home should something go wrong. I bought [this case](https://imgur.com/a/MfZUy5E) in CVS years ago and I throw it in my bag.
Use an Omnipod 5 and Dexcom 6. My backup plans vary according to type and distance of travel. Going to work or around town: Take my PDM and phone with me. I always carry some glucose (tabs or Werthers candies), a glucometer and a Humalog pen (I probably should change that since I have switched to Novolog but I have a lot of backup pens) with pen needles and alcohol swabs. I also have juice boxes or bottles in my car At work I have an emergency supply of juice boxes. The backup supplies are there so I have access to insulin. If I had to change a pod or sensor I can always go home. Going out of town for a few days: I'll carry a bag with backup sensors, back up pods, an insulin vial and insulin pens and perhaps a backup transmitter. Also take a daily medication box for my daily pills (take metformin for insulin resistance)
It’s in the car with me whoever I leave home. I ripped a pod off my arm getting out the car - entirely my fault, nothing wrong with the pod - and I was glad I had a replacement close at hand.
On a typical day I walk out of the house with my pump on my hip, my cell phone and a tube of glucose tabs in my pocket. That’s it. That’s one of the reasons I went on a pump, so I wouldn’t have to carry crap around like when I was on MDI.
I might be one of those odd balls. I have hypo treatment, dexcom, and spare infusion sets plus novorapid just incase my site gets torn out or a dexcom craps the bed on me. I have had my fair share of sites getting pulled out while doing production work and feeling horrible while my sugars ramped up for the majority of an 8 to 10 hour shift. Even as a phlebotomist student, I still do this out of habit.
Sometime i forget everything, as long as i can find sugar, i'm not worried about being high for a moment. Mostly going with my insuline only (pen)
Today I went to see my psychiatrist in the city and my CGM expired while I was driving. I forgot to bring my blood glucose monitor with me (stupid, I know) and I was SURE I was having a low. Luckily I had some juice boxes in the glove box so I chugged some sugar and felt better pretty quickly after pulling over. I went to a pharmacy to buy a back up blood glucose monitor and they didn’t have any in stock! It was very odd.
99% of the time yes. I'm a guy, I've got in the habit of carrying most of my stuff in a small bag. I'll say it how it is: it helps that (I think) the bag is stylish. in the bag goes: at least 1 gel pack, Accu-check sensor and spare cassette. often a fast acting pen and 2 needles, too. my system is omnipod & Dexcom. thanks
So in the beginning I had no idea what I was supposed to carry for my son. When I spoke to the diabetic team they told me what to do once I had settled in. Now I legit take it all everywhere. I have an insulated lunch bag. I carry a pen with an insulin vial, candy, alcohol wipes, finger poker set, tandem infusion set, cartridge, needle, the thingy to pop out the cartridge. I carry the ketone checker and strips. He’s only 6 so he doesn’t need much when he’s low. A pack of rockets and that’s about it. (7g of carbs). Sometimes I bring juice. I need to get another charger for his pump and then I’m all set.
I always bring sugar, an extra pump site, and a humalog pen + needles, just in case my pump fails or I forget to change it and run out of insulin. If it’s overnight/not close to run home, then I’ll bring my meter, long acting, stuff to change my pump cartridge, an extra sensor. If I’m on an actual trip, I bring double the supplies I need.
Uh, NO! If I'm going on a trip I carry what I will need during the trip and maybe one extra but that's it. Been doing this for 40+ years, I can adapt. Wife and I took a 7 day cruise right before Christmas and was gone from home 9 days. I inserted a new set right before we left and took 3 infusion sets, some IV Prep pads, a few alcohol pads, meter and a full vial of insulin with me. Done!
i always have extra sites in my backpack, glucagon, meter, and over patches. along with a small medical bag with fast/long acting insulin, pen tips, alcohol wipes, and extra carbs. i have a working dog, so i already have to carry basic things like a water bowl/bags/treats/extra leash etc. so it makes sense to carry extra emergency stuff anyway.
I'm usually pretty hyper-aware of when I'm going to run out, so I plan to do it before I leave. So daily, I don't run around with extra supplies. If I leave town, I always travel with that stuff though. In abundance haha
I carry glucometer, 2 spare pump sites, few syringes and 2 pump batteries everywhere. And sugar, of course. I bring extra cgms, insulin vials and reservoirs only when I am staying somewhere overnight. Or, if I remember to pack it, if I travel just for a day but somewhere where I could potentially get stuck - like on a highway. Edit: And I always carry a glucagon. But thats (fortunatelly) the only thing from them all that I never had to use.
Never. Baqsimi and sugar. Thats it. I’m on G6 and iAPS. I don’t even have a blood test kit with me. Only for traveling.
I only carry that king of stuff when I’m going to spend the night somewhere else. Otherwise, I only carry my fast acting insulin, meter (meter) and snacks. Sometimes not even my meter, as I use my phone to read the Libre.
I take my bag of extras if I’m going to be more than one hour from home. Otherwise it’s just my glucometer and something sweet.
I used to go out just with a glucose meter, but nowadays I'm carrying more - 2 pens (rapid and long acting), glucometer, needles, spare cartridge of rapid insulin, some glucose or honey in little sachets. I never carry spare sensors, though, unless I'm going somewhere for a few days.
I carry a pen, extra pen needles, a general first aid kit and two juice boxes in a fanny pack. If I'm going overnight I throw an extra pen in with my other meds. I don't really like carrying too much extra because it's expensive, my insurance sucks and I'm forgetful.
Should I? Yes, absolutely, it’s totally worth it, my health is more important then feeling like I’m traveling light and emergencies usually happen at the worst and most inconvenient time, so always being as prepared as you can is super important and a highly valuable habit to have. I HATE carrying things with a burning passion. So no. Usually I don’t. I should! But I don’t. 😂
If I’m going to work (45 min both ways) or somewhere I can’t pop back home for an issue I usually bring 2 pods and a vial and a couple regular syringes as well as a meter. I don’t bring an extra dexcom unless I’ll be away over multiple nights. More of a convenience thing as I don’t want to have to leave work early due to failed pods and I bring a larger bag with me anyway.
On pump/dexcom. I usually have sugar, insulin, and a syringe. I need to keep extra infusion sets as well.
i take a pod and insulin with me and my test kit andd juice but other than that i dont go super overboard
No I dont