I know that you can't prepare for everything, and need to cover most of the basics and adapt as you can. Well I found out tonight I need to tailor my med bag a little differently.
My mom called me around 9PM and said my dad was incoherent, and she needed help getting him into the house. Long story short he is a diabetic and hadn't eaten much today and let his blood sugar drop to low; probably because he still took his insulin as normal, but didnt have anything in his system.
anyway, we had to scramble a bit to get a sugar monitor and something to give him to get his sugar up (Karo syrup).
Now, this is where I can tailor my med bag that I keep in my jeep a bit. If we had been in a different place, who knows if we would have had access to a blood sugar monitor, or anything to help get his sugar up. So I will be adding one of the freebie monitors I have and some kind of syrup to my bag.
I dont think everyone should have this stuff, but given my situation and my dad's issues, this is something *I* need to add to my bag.
Think about your situation, and those you care about and see if there is anything similar you should have with you in a pinch.
-Clay
My mom called me around 9PM and said my dad was incoherent, and she needed help getting him into the house. Long story short he is a diabetic and hadn't eaten much today and let his blood sugar drop to low; probably because he still took his insulin as normal, but didnt have anything in his system.
anyway, we had to scramble a bit to get a sugar monitor and something to give him to get his sugar up (Karo syrup).
Now, this is where I can tailor my med bag that I keep in my jeep a bit. If we had been in a different place, who knows if we would have had access to a blood sugar monitor, or anything to help get his sugar up. So I will be adding one of the freebie monitors I have and some kind of syrup to my bag.
I dont think everyone should have this stuff, but given my situation and my dad's issues, this is something *I* need to add to my bag.
Think about your situation, and those you care about and see if there is anything similar you should have with you in a pinch.
-Clay