- Messages
- 19
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I have been a type 1 diabetic for just over 20 years now, and despite some bade hypos here and there overall I’m in excellent health. However as a diabetic my life is scheduled around daily routines involving planning and control. I have always had a slight paranoia on how well I could cope or survive if I was caught in a disaster such as the recent events in Japan, disruptions in North Africa, or even past events such as Haiti, and Katrina etc.
A while back out of curiosity I contacted various UK health bodies (including Diabetes UK) to ask if there was any information that discusses in detail the management and control of diabetes for a victim caught during an unprecedented event where access to medicine or food may be in short supply - disappointingly I didn’t get any feedback.
Obviously a type 1 diabetic cannot survive without insulin but despite the topic being somewhat extreme and unlikely it would be helpful to know:
- How one could sustain their well being based on a limited supply of insulin
- Natural food and supplements that can reduce your blood sugar
- A specific diet to adopt
- Weather tips – hot or cold
- Managing control after an injury
- Storage of medicines if caught in an environment with no refrigeration which may shorten the life span of your medicine.
- Should diabetics keep a survival kit – if so what to store?
This may sound over precautious on my behalf but I have always made sure I have at least six months supply of insulin kept in my fridge (I usually keep it all grouped together in a tupperware box so I can grab the whole lot should I need it, with a spare injection pen, glucagon injection etc).
A while back out of curiosity I contacted various UK health bodies (including Diabetes UK) to ask if there was any information that discusses in detail the management and control of diabetes for a victim caught during an unprecedented event where access to medicine or food may be in short supply - disappointingly I didn’t get any feedback.
Obviously a type 1 diabetic cannot survive without insulin but despite the topic being somewhat extreme and unlikely it would be helpful to know:
- How one could sustain their well being based on a limited supply of insulin
- Natural food and supplements that can reduce your blood sugar
- A specific diet to adopt
- Weather tips – hot or cold
- Managing control after an injury
- Storage of medicines if caught in an environment with no refrigeration which may shorten the life span of your medicine.
- Should diabetics keep a survival kit – if so what to store?
This may sound over precautious on my behalf but I have always made sure I have at least six months supply of insulin kept in my fridge (I usually keep it all grouped together in a tupperware box so I can grab the whole lot should I need it, with a spare injection pen, glucagon injection etc).