It may be useful to work out a checklist with your child as a reminder of what to take with them when they go out to a school outing or stay over at a friend’s home. A checklist on the fridge or a cork board is helpful.
The checklist should include the following:
- Hypo food – quickly absorbed carbohydrates – e.g small juice popper, jelly beans, glucose tablets or sugar sachets and follow up carbohydrates – eg crackers, biscuits, dried fruit
- Extra carbohydrate snacks
- Insulin
- Syringe, pen or necessary pump items (eg spare cap for infusion set)
- Blood glucose meter and test strips
- Tissues
- Small sharps container
