Daily Diabetes-care Kit
The go-to device for testing your blood sugar levels. Insulin We recommend packing a 3-day supply. Include short-acting as well as long-acting insulin. When insulin is kept cool at the recommended temperature of 36° F – 46° F, it will last until its expiration date. Unrefrigerated insulin can be stored at a temperature between 59°F-86°F and may be effective up to 28 days. Don’t forget to rotate supplies so that your emergency kit does not contain expired products. Syringes or Pen Needles Both deliver insulin; it depends on what’s your instrument of choice. If you are on a pump you should carry emergency needles and insulin vials, or an emergency pen in case of failure. Alcohol Swabs To clean skin surface before testing blood glucose or administering injection of insulin. Lancing Device with Lancet Device that contains lancet (small, sharp object) to prick skin for blood sample Test Strips Item that collects your blood sample and then is inserted into your blood glucose meter for reading blood glucose levels. Ketone Testing Products This is for testing your urine for ketone, a chemical produced when there’s a shortage of insulin in your blood. The presence of ketone in the urine means the body is using body fat for energy instead of glucose because not enough insulin is available to use glucose. Fast-acting Carbohydrate For treating hypoglycemia pack hard candy, fruit juice, regular soda, glucose tablets or gels. Glucagon Emergency Kit Injectable form of glucagon (available by prescription) and used to treat severe hypoglycemia. (Opposite of insulin.) Medical Identification Diabetes tag or medical bracelet that indicates that you are a Type 1 Diabetic Traveling somewhere? Check out the “T1D Travel Kit“. Want to be prepared for something big? Discover the Continue reading >>
Free Kit For Children Newly Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes
Is your child newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes? Then you may be interested in a Courage-Wisdom-Hope Kit, providing “help and hugs for families.” To help kids with Type 1 and their loved ones adjust, the kit includes a parent guide, kid’s interactive guide, sibling guide, drawstring bag for a meter and other supplies, and a write-on magnet and pen for keeping track of emergency contacts. While the kit cannot take the place of seeing a health-care provider, it is intended to help fill in some of the blanks. To order your free kit, call (800) DIABETES (342-2383), Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM ET, or order the kit online. This blog entry was written by Senior Digital Editor Diane Fennell. Continue reading >>
Jdrf T1d Care Kit
The JDRF T1D Care Kit is a free resource providing information and tools to educate, support and inspire newly diagnosed adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D). A sling-style bag contains an Ascensia Contour® Next meter, Contour® Choice card and educational inserts, Medtronic educational resources and CalorieKing book provided by Medtronic, a set of Novo Nordisk measuring bowls and educational kit, coupon for discounts on Novo Nordisk insulin and JDRF’s Adult Type 1 Toolkit. The JDRF T1D Care Kit is most helpful for adults diagnosed with T1D in the past year. Only available for adults (16 and above) who reside in the United States. Live outside the US? Thank You to Our Sponsors The T1D Care Kit is made possible through a national collaboration with Ascensia Diabetes Care, Medtronic and Novo Nordisk. Was this helpful? Online Diabetes Support Team JDRF volunteers are available to answer your questions about type 1 diabetes and get you through this difficult time. Ask a question. T1D Connections Program All JDRF Outreach Volunteers not only have personal experience living with T1D, they are carefully selected by JDRF and given ongoing training to help provide you the very best support. Learn More. Continue reading >>
Diabetes Programs And Supplies
For diabetic patients who need financial assistance with supplies and related health care items and services, the following programs may be of help. Please note that applications must be submitted to the programs and not to PPA® . Categories Insulin Access Programs Blink Health is working with Eli Lilly and Company to offer a 40 percent discount on Lilly insulins. The Blink Health Insulin Patient Access Program delivers the 40 percent discount directly to patients and will be honored at over 67,000 local pharmacies nationwide. Anyone can participate in the Blink Health Insulin Patient Access Program via the Blink Health mobile app (available for iOS & Android) or website, www.blinkhealth.com, which has no membership fees or monthly premiums. Patients enter the form, dosage and quantity of the Lilly insulin that matches their prescription. The discount will be automatically applied. Payments are made online and the prescriptions can be picked up at virtually any U.S. pharmacy, including: Walgreens, CVS/pharmacy, Target, RiteAid, Safeway and Kroger. People using federal government programs are not eligible. Purchases are fully refundable. Assistance: Insulin Free Glucose Meters Abbott Diabetes Care provides free blood glucose monitoring system kits to those with diabetes. Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. 1360 South Loop Road Alameda, CA 94502 USA Tel: 888-522-5226 Fax: 202-337-8314 Email: [email protected] Assistance: Free Glucose Meters Test Strips Roche Diagnostics, the maker of ACCU-CHEK® Products provides a limited supply of ACCU-CHEK Aviva test strips to a network of community clinics and health centers throughout the U.S. to distribute to their low-income and uninsured patients with diabetes. Roache Diagnostics Corporation 9115 Hague Road Indianapolis, IN 46250 Phone: 800 Continue reading >>
Public Health Detailing Action Kits
Detailing Action Kits contain clinical tools, resources for providers and patient education materials, promoting evidence-based best practices and chronic disease management. These materials are available for health care providers and their practices to help improve patient care related to key public health challenges. Clinical topics have been chosen largely because of their anticipated impact on morbidity and mortality. Click on the links below to view the contents of the Detailing Action Kits. Adult Immunization Action Kit Vaccine-preventable diseases kill thousands of adults each year in New York City. Influenza and pneumonia together remain the third-leading cause of death. While immunizations are one of the most effective ways to reduce morbidity and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine coverage among adults in the City and across the United States remains low. Health care providers play a critical role in ensuring their patients are vaccinated. This toolkit offers evidence-based strategies and tools to improve adult vaccine coverage at the facility, practice and pharmacy level. Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention Action Kit Alcohol-related problems are common in patients seen by primary care providers. Although most adults drink safely, some 25,000 New Yorkers are hospitalized for alcohol-related illness and injury each year, and more than 1,500 die. An estimated 15% of adult New Yorkers—nearly 900,000 people—report excessive drinking. Most of these individuals (about 70%) see a physician regularly. You and other primary care providers are uniquely positioned to intervene and help excessive drinkers cut down or stop using alcohol. Download the Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention Action Kit Asthma Action Kit Asthma is a common disease amo Continue reading >>
Diabetes Kit Blood Glucose Logbook
Description Join people with diabetes, their families, and healthcare professionals from around the world that have tracked MILLIONS of glucose, meds, food, and activity logs with Diabetes Kit! "The design is the best in the App Store. I also really appreciate the insulin on board calculations and the analytics. Great job!" - Type 1 Patient "I downloaded 3 diabetes apps and used them all for awhile. Ultimately, I found yours to be the easiest." - Type 2 Patient "I downloaded tons of diabetes apps and kept Diabetes Kit after comparing with others." - Type 1 Patient "I am an engineer and I like to see trends in Diabetes Kit in order to be able to see what kind of food is working for me and how my blood sugar is behaving overnight and throughout the month." - Type 2 Patient "Diabetes Kit always reminds me to log my meds as well as my glucose numbers. Being able to send my number to the doctor or to print them out is a huge plus! Thank you for this amazing app!" - Gestational Patient Lower your blood glucose and A1C with Diabetes Kit - the easiest and most insightful diabetes management tool for iOS. This logbook is super simple yet powerful; our clinical team sends personalized, actionable insights directly to the app. Use your iPhone, Apple Watch (optional) and Apple Health account to learn what causes your blood glucose fluctuations. Diabetes Kit will track and chart your BG, A1C, medication, steps, weight, nutrition, blood pressure and activities using the built-in Pedometer in your iPhone. - Built-in algorithms which spot trends and shows them to you. - Optimize your daily routine - steps, medication, and BG - based on the trends spotted. - For all types of diabetes including Type 1, Type 2, Pre-diabetes, and Gestational Diabetes. - Great for family members and healthc Continue reading >>
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Free Everyday Diabetes Kit
This free Everyday Diabetes kit had me stopping and thinking for a moment. I mean, I understand all of the guides and the lunchbox when it comes to watching your sugar intake, but juggling balls? Who knows… I am a fan of card games, though. Continue reading >>
Free Diabetes Education Materials For Patients And Professionals
Each year, the Texas Diabetes Council stocks free diabetes education materials available by request through the Texas Department of State Health Services warehouse. In order to continue this valuable service, please order quantities that you know you will be using in one-on-one patient education or for your own learning purposes. The Texas Diabetes Council wants everyone who can benefit from these materials to receive copies; however, many, such as "Taking Charge of Your Health," should not be distributed in large quantities at health fairs and other events targeting the general public. Simple, less expensive brochures, such as "Could You Have Diabetes?" are more suitable for general diabetes awareness. Use the descriptions below to determine which piece is best suited for your educational purpose, and order as needed. To our web site visitors from outside of Texas: Single copies of the Texas Diabetes Council's publications that are not available for download from this page are available upon request. Phone 512-458-7490 for more information. Ordering Instructions: Order online using the HHSC Forms and Print Product Catalog. If you do not have internet access or are having difficulty ordering online, contact HHSA Cons. Warehouse Admin Support. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery Texas Diabetes Council Literature Ordering Instructions Texas Diabetes Council Literature Catalog Download the Texas Diabetes Council Literature Catalog (PDF 629kb, viewing information). This PDF file contains a listing of diabetes literature with catalog numbers and maximum order amounts. Titles can be previewed below. Catalog numbers followed by the letter "A" indicate Spanish-language versions. Be sure to request English or Spanish versions through use of the correct catalog number and by writing "Sp Continue reading >>
2 Free #diabetes Kits For Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Children
If you have a child newly diagnosed with diabetes, here are a couple of free kits that will help your family as you embark on this new journey. 1. The Everyday Wisdom ™ Kit offered by the American Diabetes Association. This is a tool designed to help families of children with Type 1 diabetes live with diabetes everyday. The Everyday Wisdom Kit helps families plan for everyday moments and events such as birthday parties, playing sports and getting behind the wheel. The kit comes in a reusable lunch bag and includes: – A guide for parents – A guide for the child with diabetes – A guide for the teen with diabetes – A guide for the sibling – An interactive card game for the whole family – An informational and inspirational DVD – Juggling balls – Emergency Contact Information refrigerator magnet – Pocket-sized Carb Counting Tool – Diabetes Dictionary This interactive toolkit was designed for families of kids with newly diagnosed diabetes ages 8 and over. Thanks to an educational grant by Lilly, the Everyday Wisdom Kit is available for free. 2. The Bag of Hope offered by JDRF. JDRF’s Bag of Hope program is a free resource which provides information and support to families with children who are newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (within the last 3 months). The Bag of Hope is filled with relevant diabetes education materials, some intended to communicate directly with the child and some geared toward the adult caregiver, including Rufus, the Bear with Diabetes, Rufus Comes Home book, A First Book for Understanding Diabetes, other reference books, a DVD, and an Accu-Chek® Aviva Compact Blood Meter. The cuddly Rufus is sure to brighten a child’s day! Lastly as a bonus “freebie,” ask your diabetes clinic if they have the Lilly Disney picture books Continue reading >>
Free Wisdom Kit And Lunch Bag For Kids From American Diabetes Association
Get a FREE Wisdom Kit and Lunch Bag For Kids From The American Diabetes Association! To get your FREE Kit you can sign up HERE. *This offer is available again. The Kit comes in a reusable lunch bag and includes: • A guide for parents • A guide for the child with diabetes • A guide for the teen with diabetes • A guide for the sibling • An interactive card game for the whole family • An informational and inspirational DVD • Juggling balls • Emergency Contact Information refrigerator magnet • Pocket–sized Carb Counting Tool • Diabetes Dictionary Here is a Photo Of What The Kit Looks Like! Thank you so much to all the readers for sharing all your great pictures on Facebook! You can Also Follow Us On Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ for 24 hour freebie updates and more! Continue reading >>
You Like Freedom, Don’t You?
Try a Pod for free to experience how liberating it can truly be. If you’re considering insulin pump therapy, the best way to understand the comfort and convenience Omnipod® System offers is to try it first-hand. So get a free Demo Kit, which includes a sample, non-functioning Pod, and see what you think. There’s no obligation to buy. Wear a non-functioning Pod to see how it feels Find the area that works best for you Feel the freedom you could have with the Omnipod® system *All fields required. Please read our Privacy Policy and HIPAA Privacy Notice for details on how we manage and protect your information below. We value your privacy and appreciate the trust you place in us by providing it. Continue reading >>
Educating Medical Office Staff: Enhancing Diabetes Care In Primary Care Offices
In Brief This article describes Joslin Diabetes SmartStart, a program through which the provision of educational materials and training to the office staff of primary care providers has resulted in improved clinical and behavioral patient outcomes. Certified diabetes educators provided participating clinics with basic diabetes education for clinical staff; a set of diabetes patient education flipcharts, booklets, and handouts in English and Spanish; and patient access to a call center. Positive outcomes included decreases in hemoglobin A1c and blood pressure levels and increases in patient-reported quality of life and confidence in diabetes self-management ability. Providing education for the 14.6 million people who have been diagnosed with diabetes in the United States is a challenge. Although there are now > 14,000 certified diabetes educators (CDEs), this still is not enough to meet patients' educational needs. Consider these facts: The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends assessing a patient's self-management skills and knowledge of diabetes at least annually and providing or encouraging continuing education.2 One goal of the Healthy People 2010 report is to increase the percentage of people with diabetes who receive formal diabetes education from 40% in 1998 to 60% by 2010.3 It has been estimated that 50–80% of people with diabetes have significant diabetes knowledge and skills deficits.4 Although at least 15 new medications have been introduced since the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial established the importance of tight glycemic control, average hemoglobin A1c (A1C) levels have not shown improvement over time.5 The effectiveness of community health workers or trained peer counselors in providing basic diabetes education, particularly to under Continue reading >>
Support Kit For Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Adults
The JDRF announced their new kit to support people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, age 16 and older. Free of charge, the single-strap backpack comes with a CalorieKing book (my personal fave resource for easy nutrition information), Mary Tyler Moore’s biography, a Contour blood glucose meter from Bayer, a type 1 diabetes toolkit book, and more. JDRF hopes the kit will provide as much successful support as they’ve seen with their “Bag of Hope” for children within 3 months of their diagnosis. “JDRF is wholeheartedly committed to all people with type 1 diabetes, and adults make up 85 percent of that population,” said Jeffrey Brewer, president and CEO of JDRF, in their recent press release. While there don’t currently seem to be any parameters of how long it’s been since your diagnosis in order to receive a bag, you can find out more details and request a bag by contacting your local JDRF chapter. Other useful resources for newly diagnosed type 1s: Continue reading >>
