September 11, 2012

DSMA Parents Talk & Glucagon App


Have you been tuning in to DSMA Live Parents Talk on BlogTalkRadio ?  If not, you should.  Lorraine from This is Caleb and Bennet from Your Diabetes May Vary are hosting the show every other Monday at 9PM EST.  For more information visit http://dsmalive.com/



While listening to the show last night, I learned that there is a FREE Lilly Glucagon App for iphone, ipad, ipod, etc. 

 
 
We all hope that we will never need to use the glucagon.  However, reality is that we might.  I downloaded this app today and have been playing around with it.  I think its great!
 
 
It is a good refresher for those of us who were trained back in the hospital at diagnosis years ago, but thankfully have never had to use it.  It is also a great tool for training family members, childcare personnel, friends and school staff members.
 
The app has a Tutorial to watch and also a practice section. In Practice Injection Steps, you interactively go through each step. When you finish the practice steps, it asks you if you would like a reminder to practice these steps again in 3 months. How cool is that?
 
 
But wait, there is more!  It also has a Manage My Kits section, where you can enter the location and expiration dates of each of your glucagon kits.  And yep, you can set reminders here too so that you will be notified when one of your kits is expiring. 
 
 
 
Along with these cool features, the app also contains basic glucagon information, emergency instructions, and safety information.  I have already shared the link to this app with our school nurse and my familly members.  It should be a really helpful training tool.  Thanks Lilly!  And Thanks to DSMA Live Parents Talk for sharing this great tool!

 I encourage you to tune in to DSMA Live Parents Talk on Monday, September 24 at 9PM EST.  Hallie from The Princess and The Pump will be the guest!  Can't wait!


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4 comments:

  1. SERIOUSLY LOVE the notification of the expiration. I had to re-order Glucagon stat for the start of Joe's school year. I had let them ALL expire...LIKE ALL 4 of them. Oy.

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  2. Bummer it's not Andriod compatible, but most of those who might need the app at Bean's school have iPhones, so that's something!

    LOVING the DSMA 'rents!! Now if I can just get the girls to not need me for an hour, at dinner time, that would be amazing!! ;)

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  3. I'll be downloading that app right away!! I love it. I can't remember where all my kits are and realized by chance that the one at gymnastics is expiring. We need all the help we can get for our sleep deprived brains!

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  4. Yay, Misty for the 'Rents shout out and for sharing the Lilly App news! Everything seems better in "App" form. :)

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