Prepping and being Diabetic–by Prepperdays.com

Being Diabetic and a Prepper, I know the risks and concerns that are going to effect me if SHTF (s**t hits the fan). I started stockpiling my needles, lancets, testers, and supplies about 2 years ago. I have been working on becoming a full time prepper since 2000 when the Y2K bug was suppose to take things down. Seeing the mass panic something as simple as a computers clock reaching 00 caused throughout the world, I realized how fragile our society was especially now days where everything is dependent on computers and the internet.

So when I became Diabetic back in 2007 I knew that I was going to need to keep a stock pile on hand so that I would have stuff to fall back on. However, the one thing that I don’t have enough of is Insulin. This is a problem since I am an insulin dependent Diabetic. What I do have a stock pile of is Cinnamon, and gel caps. You see, cinnamon has a natural glucose lowering agent in it that makes it a prefect emergency supplement. I am a person who is very homeopathic in nature, I rather try herbs and tinctures before reaching for something at a pharmacy or going to the doctors. I have studied herbology since I was a young teenager. So I always have some selection of herbs and plants laying around or dried up in bottles some where in my house.

So what should a Diabetic consider stockpiling? Well here is a small list:

1. a glucose meter
2. lancets (these can be great for other things besides diabetic use)
3. testing strips (even if they are outdated, they will still give you a within range reading)
4. needles (another thing that is useful to others who are not diabetic)
5. alcohol pads (great to have a surplus of)
6. cinnamon capsules or cinnamon powder
7. diabetic supportive footwear
8. good lotion
9. peroxide
10. oral diabetic medication like Metformin or Glucophage
11. Injectable medication like insulin
12. Gauze and Bandages

Mind you this is not a complete list but one that will ensure you are taken care of in terms of your Diabetes. The other thing you may want to store is sugar alternatives like Splenda, Sweet n Low, Agave Syrup.
Trust me when it comes to prepping, nothing is a stupid or silly choice to stock pile, just make sure you have everything you will need.

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