Pump supplies immediately available

[Glucoweb]

I was just wondering what diabetic supplies do you always have immediately available (able to get to in 5 minutes or less), when you leave your house?

For myself...
I have a small case, a little bigger than a camera bag, (- Medport Daily Organizer (http://www.diabeticpromotions.com/cgi-bin/webcart/webcart.cgi?CONFIG=mountain&ZOOMPAGE=YES&OCATS=Medport+Daily+Organizer&ZN=TEXT&CODE=342)). In it I have two infusion sets, two reservoirs, insulin, Flash BG meter, two vials of test strips, spare pump batteries, spare pump battery cap, spare pump reservoir cap, spare lancets, empty strip vial for used strips, alcohol wipes, IV Prep wipes, Glucose tablets, Glucagon, and a card listing all my meds. This case leaves the house when I leave. I bring it in to work, and when I go other places (dinner, movies, shopping, etc...) it stays in the vehicle. In hot weather I can place a cool pack in the front to keep the insulin, strips, etc... safe from the heat.

[morrisma]

Pump (it's attached :D), meter, extra strips, glucagon kit, extra infusion set, extra insulin, iv prep, bandaids, glucose tabs, clif bar, u30 syringe, pump batteries, nickel (to change the pump battery), equal (for spouse), pens

[Glucoweb]

Thanks Mike, you reminded me, I also carry a penny in there for battery changes and have one backup syringe.

[kgm0612]

I carry a small tote bag with me. In it I have...... a vial of extra test strips, a spare inserter, a couple of infusion sets & reservoirs, AAA batteries for my pump, Starburst candies, a South Beach diet bar, a small pill case with extra Metformin, Crestor and Excederin. I also carry an unopened Novolog pen and some pen needles just in case I need it.

I have a spare meter that I keep in my desk at work because a few times over the years I have left my meter at home.

Karen

[RobiJo]

I chose usually. Sometimes I have to adjust if I forgot to restock. The most common issue: cartridges. I keep the blue connector thingy and a plunger in meter kit if I forget to grab new a cartridge.

I've also been known to fill a cartridge with my backup humalog pen or via a syringe if I couldn't find (aka lost in my purse) the blue connector or the plunger.

My "kit" contains:
symlin bottle
levemir pen
humalog pen
humalog vial
pen needles (new and used)
syringes
extra bottle of strips
AAA battery
BC pills
cartridge
old plunger and blue connector thingy

[cheryl]

I keep a set in my purse with another bottle of test strips a syringe........and some meter batteries and pump batteries in my meter case....

When it is set change time I rotate the set and put a new set in my purse and the one that was in my purse on me...and I rotate the strips...as well....

Cheryl

[gettingby]

I carry:
(1) infusion set and new cartridge
(1) bottle Humalog
(1) syringe
Alcohol swabs
Glucose tabs
Meter, strips
Batteries(meter and pump take same size)

[jeggeman31]

I carry enough stuff that I could take everything off my pump and get it going with what I carry. I also have one extra set of everything in my desk at my office. Plus I carry enough insulin with me for a couple weeks (two vials) And of course the syringes. I think I have 100 or so of those at work as well.

[MollyM15]

What if you like keep a emergency bag like if you have to evacuate your house or something is it ok if you put insulin in the bag so its handy in case something happens or does it need to be refrigerated?

[Glucoweb]

What if you like keep a emergency bag like if you have to evacuate your house or something is it ok if you put insulin in the bag so its handy in case something happens or does it need to be refrigerated?

During Hurricane season, I pack a duffle bag with about a month (or two) worth of supplies. I have never refrigerated any of my insulin. I keep all of it in a cool dark, place and have never had a bottle of bad or ineffective insulin. When I pack the emergency bag I put a few vials in there and rotate them out throughout the season. After Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana, I sent my old (my backup pump a Minimed 508) and all my remaining reservoirs and a couple of boxes of infusion sets down there through Diabetes Supply donation program being run by DLife. If they gave all the supplies to one person, that person had about 2 months worth (minus insulin) of pump supplies, plus the MiniMed 508.

[shabbie]

all i carry with me is a novorapid pen in my purse. if my pump goes quirky i know i can manage it safely with just the pen for a few hours until i get back to my pump supplies at home.
if i was travelling to visit family then i would take spares of everything, so i guess teh situation changes everything.

ive always got some form of quick sugar around wherever i am ~ just in case ;)

[Jan B]

I have a little purse inside my purse w/batteries, set change, bottle of insulin & syringe and glucose tabs.

[SGT Shoutmore]

I have a 'fanny pack" that I drag along whereever I go that contains:

1 Infusion set
1. Reservoir
4. Alcohol preps
4. Cotton balls
2. Insulin syringes
1. vial of insulin (The one being used for that month
1. Glucometer (The one I use regularly that keeps trends)
1. Bottle of test strips (* Contained in case with glucometer)
1. Multiclix lance device *
2. Spare multiclix lancet drums *
1. Bottle of test solution *
1. Gucogon kit
3. Jolly Ranchers (Tastes good)
1. Tube of cake decorator. Green (Tastes good and CHEAP)
1. Emergency ID.
** And the cut outs of all prescriptions. Essentially, I cut the prescrpition label border leaving the cardboard backing attached to the label like a "card" so I always have them. On the rare occasions I "Get into trouble" health wise, it is easy to just shove the fanny pack in the paramedic's face and simply mumble "HERE".

I assembled this "system" when I was on MDI minus the pup supplies of course until I began pumping in thinking about when I worked at AMR (Ambulance company) what would I like to readily be able to FIND on a patient with diabetes that was gorked out that would leave me with a nice "bread crumb trail" to patient history, meds on board, meds currently taking and such and of course, as am insulin dependent diabetic, what I would need to "bail" myself out of trouble should things go wrong.

I HATE depending on ANYONE else for help with my diabetes, ai am ALL about self sufficiency as best as I can do for myself. This is ALL in attempt to live as "normal" of a life as I can make for myself.

ETA: I noticed that some people keep a spare battery for this and that in their packs along with a coin, so, whilst tyoing this, I tossed in a spare meter and battery pump and a penny. Again, this forum contributes to my being a better diabetic, it never ceases to amaze me all the useful tips and tricks I pick up in this place.

[UpNorth]

I always have my Novorapid pen with me, and most of the time my levemir pen aswell. Always have my meter and at least 10 teststrips and glucose tabs with me. These days i also carry an extra infusionset in case my set fails me in one way or another- needed my extra set the other day at work... but if i against all odds run out of insulin in my pump, or the spare set fails too, i have the insulin pens :)

[Funnygrl]

It irks me when people cite not needing to carry around supplies as an advantage of pumping. If you're being responsible, you'll carry around as much, if not more, supplies as you were on MDI.

[blue eyes]

I have with me most off the time

glucose tabs
AAA battery
meter/test strips/softclix
novopen demi
Alc. swabs
5c coin
With my recent probs getting A LOT of no delivery alarms I've just now started making sure I have spare infusion set, reservoir, novorapid vial.

[Doug]

I bought the case that Smiths sells - In there I have spare meter, 2-3 sets - battery - basically anything I would need for a couple days - I plan so that I dont ever have to take an emergency trip back to the house - Being prepared means that I can be more spontaneous -
I dont carry any insulin - worst case I can pull some from the cartridge in the pump - In 3 plus years I think I have done that once

I carry the above bag in my backpack - In the backpack I have a bunch of carbs - smarties- breakfast bars etc - once again so that no mattter what happens I can react to BG issues with little or no trouble - no need to find a store or change plans