I recently wrote some on diabetes mellitus. One of our readers, Strych9, posted an extremely information-rich comment in response. Strych9 (who I’ll refer to as ‘he’ for lack of further information and need for a pronoun) is a Type I… Continue Reading
Diabetes affects nearly 10% of Americans. Normal day to day management of the disease is tricky enough. Add in the disturbances of an emergency and Bad Things can happen. What kinds of problems does a diabetic or a friend of… Continue Reading
This is a tough one. Some diabetics rely on insulin injections to maintain life and health. Insulin though has the triple crown of prepper medical problems: It’s by prescription only, it’s expensive, and worst of all it’s perishable (short shelf… Continue Reading
When the Stuff Hits The Fan (SHTF), a serious health crisis is going to hit a large section of the US population in a big hurry: diabetes. Over 8% of Americans have diabetes right now. About a third have pre-diabetes,… Continue Reading