OmniPod UST400, User Manual

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Living with Diabetes 11 11 Living with Diabetes
To avoid hypoglycemia (low blood glucose)
• Work with your healthcare provider to establish individualized BG Targets
and guidelines.
• Keep a fast-acting carbohydrate with you at all times to respond quickly to
low blood glucose. Examples of fast-acting carbs are glucose tablets, hard
candies or juice.
• Teach your friends, family members and colleagues to recognize the signs of
hypoglycemia, so they can help if you develop hypoglycemia unawareness or
a severe adverse reaction.
• Keep a glucagon injection kit with your emergency supplies. Teach friends
and family members how to give a glucagon injection in case you have severe
hypoglycemia and become unconscious.
Periodically check the expiration date of your glucagon kit to make sure it has
not expired.
Note:
Always carry medical identification (such as an emergency wallet card) and
wear an emergency medical necklace or bracelet such as the Medic Alert tag.
Again,
frequent blood glucose checks are the key to avoiding potential problems.
Detecting low blood glucose early lets you treat it before it becomes a problem.
Check with your healthcare provider for guidance in any and all areas listed above.