# Treatment instructions in an emergency
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treatment-instructions-in-an-emergency/3308
**Category:** Tips
**Created:** [January 22, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treatment-instructions-in-an-emergency/3308 "2018-01-22T21:45:52Z")
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### Author:  [@Lisa](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Lisa)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treatment-instructions-in-an-emergency/3308/1 "2018-01-22T21:45:52Z")
For T1D adults - Has anyone ever written up instructions for their family in the event that you end up in the hospital and are not able to communicate instructions to the medical staff about your T1D treatment? My family is not very involved in my diabetes care and I am not sure if they would know exactly what to tell the doctors and nurses.
I worry about this, but then I think, if I am in the hospital unconscious, then as long as they know I have T1D, who cares if they rip off my pod and CGM. What are your thoughts?
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### Author:  [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treatment-instructions-in-an-emergency/3308/2 "2018-01-22T22:51:58Z")
i would choose friends that can be of help. i have instructions for a friend of mine as my mom cares but at the same times doesnt want to deal with anything if i am low or high. my boyfriend lives a bit far from me. so i chose a best friend. you can have that option if need be 🙂
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### Author:  [@Lisa](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Lisa)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treatment-instructions-in-an-emergency/3308/3 "2018-01-22T22:58:01Z")
> [@amymc](#):
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> i have instructions for a friend of mine
@amymc what kind of information did you put in the instructions? Do you go as detailed as what dosages of insulin you should be on if your pump is removed?
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### Author:  [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treatment-instructions-in-an-emergency/3308/4 "2018-01-22T23:07:03Z")
> [@Lisa](#):
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> who cares if they rip off my pod and CGM
I assume they would do that first (remove your diabetes gear) and monitor and treat you using their hospital protocol. I can’t imagine what a huge liability letting someone in an emergency treat themselves would be.
A set of instructions is a great idea though! Even if someone knows you well, having instructions for them to follow makes sense to me. And getting the point across that you’re T1 is really important.
There have been a couple of safety threads/posts that I recalled that touch on how to let first responders know you’re T1D already:
> [@How do you keep track of your Omnipod PDM?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-your-omnipod-pdm/1756/39):
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> There’s a company that makes ID bracelets for folks that do sports specifically, they’re flat, so if you wipeout on the road they won’t snag as badly. Road ID [image][https://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/RoadID/RoadID-Elite-Catalog](https://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/RoadID/RoadID-Elite-Catalog)?IDCatalog I find their examples to be boring. EH’s is much funnier - it says a his full name and T1D Gimme Sugar! across the top. And then it has a few phone numbers. They make lots of engravable stuff, and it’s clear and easy to read.
> [@Medic Alert Info on Phone?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medic-alert-info-on-phone/3220):
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> Does anyone use a D-related medic alert image wallpaper on their phone just in case? I realize that I-phone and Android phones have emergency info screens that First Responders can access, but what about the general public? Does any use a wallpaper that indicates they are a PWD?
> [@How to access and fill the Android emergency screen information](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-access-and-fill-the-android-emergency-screen-information/3256):
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> Accessing the emergency screen of an Android phone If you are involved with someone undergoing a medical emergency who has an Android phone, here is how to access his/her emergency screen information: on the locked screen, tap on the faint “Emergency” line at the bottom of the screen: . . The phone displays a phone keyboard to dial an emergency number, as well as, at the top for my phone, a button to access emergency medical information, that needs …
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### Author:  [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treatment-instructions-in-an-emergency/3308/5 "2018-01-22T23:16:56Z")
i have a detail list yes. i have what my pump setting is, how the dosage works when my pump is off, i teach them how to use the emergency insuiln as i call it. and i make sure they know what to ask the drs, etc
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### Author:  [@Lisa](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Lisa)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2018, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/treatment-instructions-in-an-emergency/3308/6 "2018-01-23T00:12:17Z")
> [@amymc](#):
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> i have a detail list yes. i have what my pump setting is, how the dosage works when my pump is off, i teach them how to use the emergency insuiln as i call it. and i make sure they know what to ask the drs, etc
That sounds like exactly what I would like to write up. Something else for my to-do list!