# Sick day planning basics

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sick-day-planning-basics/11696>\
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA\
**Tags:** insulin, ketones\
**Created:** [August 10, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sick-day-planning-basics/11696 "2021-08-10T15:13:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sick-day-planning-basics/11696/1 "2021-08-10T15:13:46Z")

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We have several newly diagnosed members who may not yet have learned about sick day planning. I never got any training on this important topic and ended up learning a lot of stuff when I had a bad GI bug back in April. I was truly gobsmacked by how much extra insulin I needed and how easy it was to become dehydrated!! This article introduces some important concepts insulin users need to know:

> **[Zoning in on Sick Day Management: Practical Tips, Strategies, and Advice](https://diatribe.org/zoning-sick-day-management-practical-tips-strategies-and-advice)**
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> Pediatric endocrinologist and longtime diaTribe Advisory Board member Dr. Fran Kaufman shares tips for managing illness and diabetes: make a sick day plan, have supplies on hand, log your data, modify your insulin doses, and call your healthcare team