Useful Kit
The purpose of this page is to share useful kit which may help managing Type 1 Diabetes a little bit easier. If you know of anything else which can be added to this page please email hello@type1diabetestips.com
Diawipes
Dia-Wipes are a wet wipe specifically designed to be used by people with Diabetes. Too often it is inconvenient to wash your hands before carrying out a Blood Glucose Test. Dia-Wipes are small, easily carried and will not affect your Blood Glucose Test Result.
Dia-Wipes contain a simple solution of water and 0.9% Sodium Chloride – no alcohol, fragrance or other disinfectants to interfere with your Blood Glucose Testing. More information is available here.
Frio Insulin Cooling Pouch
British-based FRÍO® makes the widest range of medicine cooling products in the world. FRÍO produces the world’s first insulin cooling pouches which keep insulin cool and safe.
A minimum continuous cool period of 45 hours and a recharge time of under 5 minutes.
More information is here.
i-Port
i-Port Advance is a small injection port that lets you take your injectable
medications without having to puncture your skin for each injection. It’s easy to wear and easy to use. The port can be worn for up to three days* during all normal activities, including sleeping, bathing and exercise.
More information available here.
Jabeze – Service adapting trousers to allow easier access for injecting
“A group of mothers who have created a simple and “eze” design enabling discreet injections without fuss.”
Our service involves adapting trousers by inserting a zip into the seam of your trousers. Our customers send us their trousers and we adapt and return them, usually within a 72 hour turnaround. The result is an almost invisible adaption allowing the wearer to inject into their legs without going through the material – this in turn enables injection sites to be monitored and stops trouser material/dirt/germs being pushed through by the needle to under the skin.
Why? Let’s face it, it’s not rocket science! However, managing diabetes in itself is hard enough and we’ve found that this relatively small change to my own’s son clothing allowed him to have more confidence to inject, when away from the privacy of our own home. It also reduces the chance of infection to injection sites and lipos. We wanted to share this with all those who are MDI and offer them the adaption service too.
More information is available here.
Joseph Joseph Tri Scale – portable
We saw a Type 1 Dad using these portable scales at a recent Beaver/Cub meet up and thought they were brilliant and so bought some which has made it much easier weighing food when out and about.
The product description is:
“This digital scale brings a whole meaning to the concept of space-saving kitchen gadgets. When open, its three arms provide a stable platform on which to place bowls and other items for weighing. When closed, the unit folds down to an extremely compact size, enclosing and protecting the screen and controls, which makes it ideal for storing in a kitchen drawer. It has an easy-to-read LCD display, touch-sensitive controls and an auto power-off feature. A convenient Add and Weigh function also allows multiple ingredients to be measured in the same bowl during recipe preparation. The scale weighs/measures in the following units: gms, lbs, ozs, fl.ozs and mls.
Maximum capacity: 5 kg/176.4 fl.oz/11 lb/5000 ml. Wipe clean with a damp cloth.”
They are available to purchase via Amazon Smile.
TickleFLEX Insulin Injection Aid
TickleFLEX Insulin Injection Aid is an accessory for the end of an insulin pen that makes injecting a safer, more comfortable, more consistent and worry free process.
It prevents the needle going in too deep and can reduce bruising. More information is available here.
Smiggle pencil case to carry your daily kit
Smiggle sell a type of pencil case which can be used to carry all your kit such as Insulin pens, needles, monitors, testing strips, lancets, wipes, tissues and hypo treatments. The pencil case is cheaper than purpose made cases and is just as effective. They come in a range of colours and designs.
More information is available here.
Wahl ZX904 Folding Digital Kitchen Scale
These compact digital folding scales are easy to carry around with you and have a 5 kg / 11 lb maximum capacity.
The Wahl scales are cheaper than the Joseph Joseph Tri Scale and are currently selling on Amazon for £9.99.
- Easy to read LCD display and power saving ‘auto off’ function.
- Easy “add-and-weigh” tare function, essential when weighing multiple items.
- Unit button allows you to easily switch between measuring in grams or ounces.