Question for Diabetic Drivers

CrazyRatLady_2

My boyfriend is a type 1 diabetic - has been since he was 17, he's now 26 and has been driving 6 years.
He doesn't take anything special with him in the car - he just has some boiled sweets sitting around and in his wallet is a card that says 'I am diabetic'.
He's never had a hypo in a car, only once has he asked me to take over driving because he thought his blood sugar was beginning to drop. Infact he's only ever had 3 hypo's.

coinxoperated

You can get a super cheapo mobile from phone4u with 10.00 credit on it, charge it up, turn it off, and leave it in the glove box. I do it! been an absolute god send when I've broken down and left my phone at home or been playing games and the batterys died!

Buzby

But remember to make a chargeable call every 6 months, or you'll find your credit gone and the handset barred.

[Deleted User]

I've had Type-1 Diabetes for about 6 or 7 years now, and I'm 26. I don't really carry anything other than my usual testing kit, insulin and some GlucoTabs (these are better than Dextro Energy as the contain more glucose). I did have a MediAlert bracelet but kept losing it so instead I have a laminated card in my wallet stating I'm a Diabetic and the contact details of my partner.

myhooose

Some good suggestions here,

My wife who has been type 1 diabetic 34 years since the age of 3 also has I.C.E (In Case of Emergency) contacts in her phone adress book.

Thinking about this everyone (including myself) should do this really.

Noctu

My hubby (type 1) - very similar to the above, carries glucose tablets and a bottle of lucozade in the car. He also has a wallet card and wears his medic alert bracelet when he remembers!

Luckily he's never had a serious hypo. I'm pretty sure that paramedics check blood sugars for any collapses as one of the first ports of call so they'd probably figure it out pretty quickly anyway.