Diabetes Care During a Pandemic

April 21, 2020

Diabetes Care During a Pandemic

If you have diabetes, it is crucial to wear gloves and personal protective equipment when you go out to buy groceries, over the counter medications, and other necessary items. Due to too much pricking from testing your sugar levels, your hands need to be protected. If you do not have gloves, you must use a tissue to cover your hands when you touch handrails, elevator buttons, shopping carts, and other items. Use hand sanitizer and wash your hands as soon as you get home. Wear rubber gloves when you clean frequently used areas such as counters, doorknobs, remote controls, and cell phones.

Also, make and keep an emergency kit at home and for your car. Always have small juice boxes, peanut butter, honey, jams, and items that have sugar in case your sugar is too low. Make sure you have enough medicine, insulin, syringes, lancets, and alcohol in your emergency supply kit. Eat healthy meals and check your sugar. Get plenty of rest and practice ways to relax.

Always follow your doctor’s recommendations for taking care of your sugar. If your sugar is too high, check with your doctor on how to lower your sugar. Stay home and avoid crowded places if you can. Have someone or your caretaker to get groceries and medicine or order online your groceries and prescriptions. Here are more resources about taking care of your diabetes during a pandemic.

Diabetes and Coronavirus:

https://www.webmd.com/lung/diabetes-and-coronavirus#1

COVID-19-Know What to Do:

https://www.diabetes.org/blog/coronavirus-covid-19-know-what-to-do

Coronavirus and Diabetes:

https://www.healthline.com/diabetesmine/coronavirus-and-diabetes