How to Store and Organize Your Diabetes Supplies

Keeping your diabetes supplies organized means you always know where everything is, you don't run out unexpectedly and you're not scrambling before you leave the house. In this video, YouTuber Diabetic Danica shows how she stores her supplies at home and shares her favorite tips, including making "grab bags" for site changes and outings.

5 tips for organizing diabetes supplies

• Create a dedicated storage space. Choose one area at home for all your supplies, using clear bins or labeled containers on a shelf, in drawers or in a cabinet.
• Use a diabetes organizer case. A diabetes travel case with compartments for pens, strips, lancets and sensors makes it easy to grab what you need on the way out.
• Keep an inventory checklist. Track what you have and when to reorder so you never run short, especially with pharmacy and insurance timelines.
• Rotate by expiration date. Put the soonest-to-expire items at the front, check dates regularly and discard expired supplies.
• Plan for temperature. Insulin needs to stay within its recommended temperature range. For days out or travel, an insulin cooling pouch helps keep it cool, while unopened insulin belongs in the fridge at home.

A little organization goes a long way toward making diabetes management feel less stressful.

Glucology is an Australian-owned brand, founded in Sydney in 2016. Trusted by 350,000+ customers worldwide, we design practical everyday accessories for people managing diabetes, including insulin cooling pouches, insulin pump belts and diabetes travel cases.

General information, not medical advice. Always talk to your diabetes care team about your care.