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    • 3 hours, 26 minutes ago
      ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I usually take 2-3 times what I think I'll need.
    • 4 hours, 8 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I always bring extra infusion sets and CGM sensors in case of accidental tear out. With Tandem pump, a charger is also essential. I forgot mine in my last weekend away. I use a Dexcom G6, so don't need to finger stick, but always bring my meter & strips just in case, and extra lancets as sometimes my non-diabetic family members like me to check their BG. I always take a vial and syringes in case of pump failure. For overnight trips also bring juice boxes/ glucose tabs and glucagon in case for lows. Hard to travel light as a T1D, especially with those GIANT Dexcom sensor inserters! 🧳🧳🧳
    • 4 hours, 25 minutes ago
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      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I usually take 2-3 times what I think I'll need.
    • 4 hours, 25 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Just did this and brought almost all of these things. Didn’t think to pack an extra transmitter tho. But, did have 3 ways of administering insulin, plus CGM and regular meter. So, I knew I was good. I choose “loaner pump” too but really it’s an old pump that still works. I actually had to use it the week before my trip for a pump failure emergency, so glad I have it.
    • 4 hours, 41 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Having been a Boy Scout when I was young taught me to be prepared for anything. I tend to over pack for everything. So, I pack just about everything listed. However, I never considered taking one of my old insulin pumps. I'll consider it. But for a 7 day trip, I'm not sure. I guess it depend upon where I'm going.
    • 4 hours, 42 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I was in Boston in 2013 when we were all confined to our hotels while they searched for the marathon bomber. I also remember 9/11 when planes were grounded. I never assume I can easily restock supplies and always take at least double the amount I'll need of everything including my backup pump. Fingers crossed that I never need it. I hope I could be one of the ones who share live saving stuff with anyone who gets caught without it.
    • 4 hours, 42 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Ughhh the extra CGM sensor is the worst. It takes up an unnecessarily large amount of space.
    • 4 hours, 43 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      It is WAY TOO MUCH stuff to be prepared away from home. Generally, half my suitcase. And even more stuff if it is a two-week trip. You missed snacks and glucose tabs.
    • 6 hours, 3 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I was in Boston in 2013 when we were all confined to our hotels while they searched for the marathon bomber. I also remember 9/11 when planes were grounded. I never assume I can easily restock supplies and always take at least double the amount I'll need of everything including my backup pump. Fingers crossed that I never need it. I hope I could be one of the ones who share live saving stuff with anyone who gets caught without it.
    • 6 hours, 4 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Ughhh the extra CGM sensor is the worst. It takes up an unnecessarily large amount of space.
    • 6 hours, 5 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I'm really surprised at the low percentages of people that take extra supplies. We don't carry an extra pump and haven't used one long enough to have old extras. But even though we are, in general, very light packers, we always make sure we have extra D-supplies, in case a sensor fails or is ripped off, a bottle of insulin gets damaged, etc. But it also depends on WHERE we are going. On an overseas trip of any length we'd always take an extra transmitter. But we'd be unlikely to take one on a domestic trip unless we were going for several weeks. We always take pens even on an overnight trip ever since my husband flew to NYC on a day trip with some buddies, his pump failed, he had not brought pens for back-up and his BG soared! I see the burden of carrying extra supplies as the price to pay for insurance that nothing will actually fail.
    • 6 hours, 7 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Glucose tabs and snacks.
    • 6 hours, 7 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I take twice as much pods, CGM supplies as I know I will need. It is a pain to carry all that junk but necessary. We never know when a pod or sensor will fail. I also take syringes just in case my pump fails which it never has in the almost three decades I have used one. I also carry a few Baqsimi just in case I have a severe low. I carry more insulin than I know I will need since I broke a bottle once when overseas and almost ran out on another foreign trip.
    • 6 hours, 7 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      A while back I went to the UK for a choir tour. I had just acquired a CGM, a G4 Platinum, specifically as a safety measure for the trip. I don't bring second meter any more, but this was before the Dexcom was trusted for bolusing, so I was still meter-dependent and felt I needed an extra just in case. As it turned out I DID need it, but not for myself. There was another, newly dx'd, T1 on the trip and she lost her meter when she left her bag on the bus or some such. So I was able to come to the rescue. It was possible to buy a replacement of course but European/Brit ones are calibrated in moles rather than mL so that was still a glitch--she used mine for the remainder of the trip.
    • 6 hours, 8 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Just did this and brought almost all of these things. Didn’t think to pack an extra transmitter tho. But, did have 3 ways of administering insulin, plus CGM and regular meter. So, I knew I was good. I choose “loaner pump” too but really it’s an old pump that still works. I actually had to use it the week before my trip for a pump failure emergency, so glad I have it.
    • 6 hours, 9 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      It is WAY TOO MUCH stuff to be prepared away from home. Generally, half my suitcase. And even more stuff if it is a two-week trip. You missed snacks and glucose tabs.
    • 9 hours, 5 minutes ago
      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Skin prep pads.
    • 9 hours, 5 minutes ago
      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Glucose tabs and snacks.
    • 9 hours, 6 minutes ago
      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Additional (i.e. beyond what I usually carry with me) glucose tablets and a dose of Baqsimi.
    • 9 hours, 6 minutes ago
      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I usually take 2-3 times what I think I'll need.
    • 9 hours, 53 minutes ago
      Flo Bachrach likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I take twice as much pods, CGM supplies as I know I will need. It is a pain to carry all that junk but necessary. We never know when a pod or sensor will fail. I also take syringes just in case my pump fails which it never has in the almost three decades I have used one. I also carry a few Baqsimi just in case I have a severe low. I carry more insulin than I know I will need since I broke a bottle once when overseas and almost ran out on another foreign trip.
    • 10 hours, 21 minutes ago
      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Having been a Boy Scout when I was young taught me to be prepared for anything. I tend to over pack for everything. So, I pack just about everything listed. However, I never considered taking one of my old insulin pumps. I'll consider it. But for a 7 day trip, I'm not sure. I guess it depend upon where I'm going.
    • 10 hours, 21 minutes ago
      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I was in Boston in 2013 when we were all confined to our hotels while they searched for the marathon bomber. I also remember 9/11 when planes were grounded. I never assume I can easily restock supplies and always take at least double the amount I'll need of everything including my backup pump. Fingers crossed that I never need it. I hope I could be one of the ones who share live saving stuff with anyone who gets caught without it.
    • 10 hours, 22 minutes ago
      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I agree that it depends on where the trip is. My decision point is how long would it take to get replacement supplies and what are the effects of a delay. I’m MDI Tresiba which lasts >24 hours, which significantly reduces the urgency to replace background insulin. For NYC, I brought nothing extra. For my trip to a third world country- I brought one, and only one, extra of each supply including a CGM receiver. Dexcom wasn’t available where I went and I worried if something happened to my phone, I wouldn’t be able to download the software if I bought a replacement phone.
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      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I'm really surprised at the low percentages of people that take extra supplies. We don't carry an extra pump and haven't used one long enough to have old extras. But even though we are, in general, very light packers, we always make sure we have extra D-supplies, in case a sensor fails or is ripped off, a bottle of insulin gets damaged, etc. But it also depends on WHERE we are going. On an overseas trip of any length we'd always take an extra transmitter. But we'd be unlikely to take one on a domestic trip unless we were going for several weeks. We always take pens even on an overnight trip ever since my husband flew to NYC on a day trip with some buddies, his pump failed, he had not brought pens for back-up and his BG soared! I see the burden of carrying extra supplies as the price to pay for insurance that nothing will actually fail.
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    If you wear an insulin pump, how often do you carry a backup method of insulin delivery when you leave your home? (I.e. supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.)

    Home > LC Polls > If you wear an insulin pump, how often do you carry a backup method of insulin delivery when you leave your home? (I.e. supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.)
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    41 Comments

    1. Ernie Richmann

      I carry extra supplies especially if I am gone overnight.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    2. Tina Roberts

      I carry supplies if I’m going to be gone over night or on vacation. When I worked I kept one of everything at work as well.

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    3. Britni Steingard

      I said “often.” I don’t actually wear a pump anymore, but when I did I had extra supplies with me any time I was leaving the house for more than a couple hours. For example, I always brought extra supplies to work, but wouldn’t bring extra to go grocery shopping.

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      1. Lawrence Stearns

        Curious. You don’t wear a pump anymore? Are you doing some experimental therapy?

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    4. Sue Herflicker

      I said often. I only bring my supplies if I am traveling more than a half an hour from home or if I am going to a function that lasts several hours.

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    5. Patricia Dalrymple

      I said sometimes. All depends on where I’m going and for how long as others have said. Definitely on any overnight trip. Sometimes if it would be difficult to come home if something goes wrong. I went to a party once over 25 miles away and we played a game that made my site disconnect from my stomach. I didn’t realize it until I started feeling bad. Then we had to race home to fix it.

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    6. Kaylea Bowers

      Always… I’ve had several occasions where I forgot a backup method, and without fail those are the times that my pod would fail, leak, or get ripped off. Learned my lesson!

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    7. George Lovelace

      I said Rarely because I hardly ever go anywhere more than 10 minutes from home.

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    8. Sherolyn Newell

      Work is only 15-20 minutes from home. If there’s a problem, I can usually pack up and work from home the rest of the day. If for some reason I have to actually be in the office, I can get home and back in under an hour. Same for just running around town. If I have a rare pump failure, as long as I don’t need a bolus, I can go for a few hours before I even start to get high glucose levels. If I go out of town, I bring extra supplies.

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    9. Ken Raiche

      As I always say better safe then sorry. So my little bicycling backpack which goes everywhere that I go has everything in it that I may need. Tester, Dex 4, and Humalog pen.

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    10. Sahran Holiday

      Always if I leave the house other than walking distance from where I live.

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    11. Gary Taylor

      For all who said always or often, good for you. You are better at it than I am. I said “never”. The one exception is if I know I will run out of insulin. Even on day trips to Minneapolis/St. Paul, a 3 hour drive each way, I don’t carry backup supplies. 99% of the time, all is good. Then there is the 1% . . .

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    12. Nevin Bowman

      Only when going away from home for more than a day.

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    13. David Smith

      I picked “sometimes” because I’ll carry back-up if I’m traveling more than a few hours from home. In 20+ years of using an insulin pump, never had one fail (have only used Medtronic). But when I do travel, I carry a functioning, if out-of-warranty pump as my first back-up option. Also have some syringes if I need to inject.

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    14. Tod Herman

      Basically, anytime I plan on leaving home (or town) for a day or more, I bring a backup.

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    15. William Bennett

      Not for daily outings but any time I’m going to be away for a whole day or more, yup.

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    16. Kathleen Amper

      Only for extended times from home but just local zipping around town I don’t take anything.

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    17. Amanda Barras

      Always have a vial and a few syringes with me. Even if my pump doesn’t fail, I use it on the regular if I run out of insulin while I’m out, or if I am running low and have a meal I’ll just take a shot for the meal so that I have enough insulin to continue running basal until I get home. Also, I can’t use Fiasp in my Tslim pump so I’ll use that to do a shot for a large meal or a high instead of my pump on occasion because novolog just doesn’t work as fast as I need it to.

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      1. Patricia Maddix

        Why is it not allowed to use Fiasp in your tandem pump? I’ve tried a vial of it in my med Tronic pump to see if indeed it was more rapid acting than my nova log and it was not. I am now usingLyumjev in my Medtronic pump and it works amazingly fast and keeps my blood sugar very steady. Both of these trials were under the supervision of my endocrinologist. The Lyumjev does tend to foam very easily when drawing into the Medtronic Reservoir so I can see how it might be a problem in a tandem pump as you have to draw the insulin first into a syringe and then inject into the cartridge where the foam and bubbles might not be visible.

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    18. Retired and glad

      I retired about three years ago. Whenever we travel such as a cruise or other vacation (not lately!) I always have a “go bag” with supplies, insulin, other medications, etc. But these days I don’t really think about it because I’m never that far from home. That being said, when I was working I traveled a lot all across the country. One day I flew from home in ATL to Chicago, and upon arrival I suddenly remembered I had not brought my pump! It was the first time in my life I had done such a thing. I called my boss and said I was sorry but had a medical issue and would be returning home. I didn’t eat anything in the few hours it took me to fly back and get to my house and reattach. Luckily my number hadn’t risen about 250 so it wasn’t so bad. Just stupid!

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    19. Jana Foley

      I honestly only take back up supplies when I’m going out of town and know I will need them. Saying this now, it sounds like poor planning on my part. I may have to rethink this.

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    20. ConnieT1D62

      Except for brief trips to the post office, CVS or the grocery store I would seldom leave home without my diabetes back-up bag – a “just in case” extra supply of diabetes self-care everything. However, sometimes I would forget to bring it, and of course those are the few times when I really needed it!

      Recently I treated myself to a really cool Myabetic tote bag with a detachable purse. It is cleverly designed to provide safe & organized storage for diabetes self-care essentials plus plenty of room for all the other stuff I carry around with me in my daily life for professional and personal business. These days, I never leave home with it.

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    21. Janis Senungetuk

      Rarely go any distance from home. I’d pack extra pump supplies in addition to extra insulin and a couple of syringes if I was traveling anywhere overnight.

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    22. Holly Miller

      I’ve been a pump user for 27 yrs. I said “Always” because of 2 times back in the dark ages of MDI when I left home for work and, due to a weather event (BOTH TIMES), wan’t able to return home for my evening and following morning injections. Luckily only one expensive and not-fun trip to the emergency room resulted. I now carry my open vial of insulin and a couple of syringes as a basic part of my ‘diabetes kit.’ I can think of at least 4 times when a friend with T1D asked to ‘borrow’ some of my spare insulin because they had run out with no backups. I’ve recently changed pumps and am still working out a good way to carry all of the ‘extra’ parts of my new pump’s sets.

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    23. Scott Doerner

      I always carry the pump hardware, but do not carry insulin

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    24. Bob Durstenfeld

      I have had two Medtronic pumps FAIL while traveling, I had back up syringes. Now I use a Tandem pump and I have not had any issues on multiple international trips. I do pack an expired pump just in case. Around town, I just carry my glucose tabs. Away from home more than a few hours, I have my go bag with a site change, syringes and insulin.

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    25. dave hedeen

      poor question, never if I am returning home same day. Always have back up items for over night trips.

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      1. Beverly Crosby

        I’m with David.

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    26. Becky Hertz

      As others have said, I rarely go anywhere more than 30 minutes from my house. I will carry extra supplies if I’m low on insulin or have a site change that might take place when I’m out. If going on a trip or overnight, will carry supplies. When I worked, I did carry extra insulin Andrea syringe, and had supplies at work. I worked at a hospital so if I got in a bind I could get in touch with it CDE’s.

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    27. Sally Numrich

      I said other. I have backup pump supplies at work & in the car. Also backup insulin at work. If I am spending the day away from home I will take my meter case with me that has insulin & syringe. Now I don’t carry supplies because I don’t test anymore. But if it is an all day kind of outing, I carry backup.

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    28. ellencherry

      I always have my kit with me that includes an extra pod, fast and slow acting insulin and syringes just in case. We went to breakfast a few weeks ago and I realized I forgot my PDM for my pump. No biggie, I just gave a shot.

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    29. Carol Meares

      I always carry extra syringe and sometimes carry an extra pen. With the syringe I could get insulin out of the pump cartridge to tide me over until I got to supplies but if I go far away like on a boat trip I carry a pen unless I forget:-/

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    30. KarenM6

      Overnight travel = always
      Running around town = rarely, and that is even despite being caught out a few times. I was lucky, though, and able to return home to change my pump site before anything dire happened.
      If I’m traveling more than an hour away from home, but not on an overnight trip, I really should carry backup. This RARELY happens now (and not only because of COVID), so I don’t know what I would do. I hope I would remember to carry backup!

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    31. ANN GALLUZZO

      I only carry extra supplies if I am going out of town. If I travel abroad, I bring about 50% more supplies than I should need for the duration of my trip, and never in my suitcase. I take them into whatever restaurant or restroom I visit.

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    32. Donna Condi

      I only carry backup Humalog and Lantus pens when I go on vacation.

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    33. Sasha Wooldridge

      For everyday goings on, only if I know I’m close to the end of a cartridge. Other than that, only if I’m going on a trip. Then I’m obsessive and usually pack triple what I think I might actually need just in case.

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    34. LizB

      When I used to commute to/from work every day I had a small soft case kit in my bag with an extra infusion set or two, a reservoir, current vial of insulin, some syringes, an extra battery or two and small things like maybe some wipes. It didn’t take up much room and I did have to use it sometimes at work. There was no place to really keep extra supplies at my last job. If I’m out running errands I don’t carry anything.

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    35. Cheryl Seibert

      I answered “Often”. I always take backup delivery supplies, when I’m going out of town or will be away from home for an extended period of time (working, visiting relatives, etc.). However, I don’t take supplies if just going to the grocery. I always keep an emergency supply of infusion sets, etc. in the car.

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    36. Leona Hanson

      I always carry extra pump supplies with me . it’s an hour to town.if I’m out walking I carry insulin and syringes with me until I get to the car the forest has a mind of it’s own a tree branch pulled out my set. I’m glad for the extra pump supplies in car.

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    37. CindyGoddard

      I only take additional supplies when I am gone longer than a day

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    38. Molly Jones

      If I am leaving my home for overnight I make sure to bring these, if for a few hours, no.

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