Diabetic Daddy Sick Day Survival Pack

🤒 Sick Day Survival Guide — Diabetic Daddy

When illness hits, diabetes doesn't take a day off. Have a plan before you need it.

Being ill with Type 1 diabetes can make blood glucose harder to manage and can increase the risk of ketones and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). When you're feeling rough, the last thing you need is to work out what to do from scratch.

The Diabetic Daddy Sick Day Survival Guide gives you a practical, easy-to-follow plan to help you manage your diabetes when you're unwell — from the first signs of illness through to getting back to your normal routine.

🩸 What's inside?

✔️ Sick-day preparation checklist

✔️ What to monitor when you're ill

✔️ Blood glucose and ketone monitoring reminders

✔️ Insulin management prompts

✔️ Hydration and food reminders

✔️ What to do when you can't eat normally

✔️ Hypo and hyperglycaemia considerations

✔️ Pump & CGM sick-day considerations

✔️ When to check ketones

✔️ Warning signs that you need urgent medical help

✔️ When to contact your diabetes team

✔️ Essential sick-day supplies checklist

✔️ A simple sick-day action plan

✔️ Recovery checklist for getting back to your usual routine

🛡️ Don't wait until you're ill to make a plan

When you're sick, decision-making becomes harder.

Keep this guide with your diabetes supplies so you have a clear checklist to work through when you're tired, stressed or struggling to think straight.

Prepare → Monitor → Act → Recover

⚡ Made by Diabetic Daddy

Real life. Real diabetes. Practical support.

Created from lived Type 1 diabetes experience to help make the unexpected a little easier to manage.

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Important: This guide is for general educational purposes and does not replace your individual sick-day rules or advice from your diabetes healthcare team. Never stop insulin without appropriate medical advice. If you have persistent vomiting, significant ketones, difficulty breathing, severe dehydration, confusion, or symptoms suggesting DKA, seek urgent medical help.