# What supplies do you carry and how to you keep them organized?
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986
**Category:** Gear
**Created:** [September 14, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986 "2018-09-14T18:36:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/42 "2018-09-16T04:52:02Z")
> [@jim26](#):
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> Left front pocket - 5 peppermint candies
> Right front pocket - insulin pump
> Left back pocket - small bag that holds pricker, meter and test strips.
> Right back pocket - wallet.
> Phone - xdrip.
@jim26 and @ned, you both have it all mapped out… by pocket location…
_Every single day??_
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### Author:  [@ned](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ned)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/43 "2018-09-16T09:13:34Z")
> [@Nickyghaleb](#):
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> you both have it all mapped out… by pocket location…
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> _Every single day??_
I’m the kind of weirdo that puts everything in the same place always so that I don’t lose anything.
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### Author:  [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/44 "2018-09-16T13:17:31Z")
> [@ned](#):
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> I’m the kind of weirdo that puts everything in the same place always so that I don’t lose anything.
A home for everything and everything in its home.
You could feel the outside of all the pockets in 15 seconds as walking out the door and know if you forgot anything.
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### Author:  [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/45 "2018-09-16T13:51:41Z")
i do the same as @ned. Everything is always in the same pocket, or I forget stuff.
@Nickyghaleb, I keep the Glucagon in the top outside pocket - there is nothing else in there except an I\>C\>E\> note, so I won’t get insulin by mistake. BTW, I use the Timbuk2 Commuter backpack. TSA compliant and fits a 15" laptop.
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### Author:  [@jim26](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jim26)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/46 "2018-09-16T14:51:39Z")
Yup, everyday same location. I can pat my pockets as I walk out the door and immediately know if I’m missing anything.
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### Author:  [@kpanda01](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kpanda01)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/47 "2018-09-16T14:55:41Z")
> [@jim26](#):
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> pat my pockets as I walk out the door
My husband does this with phone, keys, wallet, etc. If the patting gets more frantic and repetitive on the way out the door, I can tell it’s time to stop what I’m doing and help find his keys or phone or whatever isn’t in it’s pocket 🙂
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### Author:  [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/48 "2018-09-16T15:25:37Z")
If only women’s clothing had more pockets…
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### Author:  [@kpanda01](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kpanda01)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/49 "2018-09-16T15:26:11Z")
You all are so organized you’re making my little pouch look like a mess.
I think I’m going to add a thing or two to the messy pouch and keep using it. Then instead of also bringing a separate pouch with pump stuff everywhere, I’ll start a bigger/more organized one I can throw everything in and only take when I’m going to be gone all day and won’t want to/be able to go back home. Then I’ll just have to remember to bring that with me on those occasions🤞
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### Author:  [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/50 "2018-09-16T15:34:34Z")
There is definitely something helpful about having “a place for everything” and having a routine. It simplifies matter greatly. As I’ve gotten older, I think my short term memory is just not as good as it used to be. Even with young people, I see it: misplacing cel phones, keys, wallet…etc. as they change bags, go in/out of the house. I’ve read somewhere that short term memory capacity is like computer memory storage. Something goes in, something else must go out.
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### Author:  [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/51 "2018-09-16T15:58:14Z")
@Nickyghaleb Tally gear (and others) have the glucagon buttons
[Glucagon Alert Buttons with key ring](http://www.tallygear.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1408)
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### Author:  [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/52 "2018-09-16T16:29:30Z")
> [@elver](#):
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> Tally gear (and others) have the glucagon buttons
Good lookin’ out. Us button and patch wearers need to stick together. Now we’ll work on getting you some bags. 😁 I’ll go check it out now—thanks!
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### Author:  [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/53 "2018-09-16T16:31:04Z")
@Nickyghaleb the only bags I seem to never forget are the ones under my eyes… Lol
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### Author:  [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/54 "2018-09-16T16:42:57Z")
> [@kpanda01](#):
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> My husband does this with phone, keys, wallet, etc. If the patting gets more frantic and repetitive on the way out the door, I can tell it’s time to stop what I’m doing and help find his keys or phone or whatever isn’t in it’s pocket
Yep. That’s me. Right down to hitting the same empty pocket five times because I can’t believe it is empty. Panic mode starts to set in. Why is it empty? AAAGGGHHHHH…
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### Author:  [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/55 "2018-09-16T16:45:40Z")
> [@CatLady](#):
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> If only women’s clothing had more pockets…
I hate it when I have to wear pants that don’t have six pockets. That is always the start of a day that likely is not going to go well.
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### Author:  [@kpanda01](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kpanda01)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/56 "2018-09-16T16:46:06Z")
Hahahaha, yes, this is so familiar. 😅
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### Author:  [@glitzabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/glitzabetes)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/57 "2018-09-16T16:48:27Z")
> [@Thomas](#):
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> I hate it when I have to wear pants that don’t have six pockets. That is always the start of a day that likely is not going to go well.
I consider myself lucky if my outfit has at least 2 pockets large enough to hold a phone semi-securely. Whatever they have to do to sell more purses I guess 🤑
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### Author:  [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/58 "2018-09-16T16:50:13Z")
> [@glitzabetes](#):
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> I consider myself lucky if my outfit has at least 2 pockets large enough to hold a phone semi-securely
Yep. Two big pockets are a luxury. More often pants have two small pockets, or those pointless fake pockets, or no pockets at all.
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### Author:  [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/60 "2018-09-16T17:45:06Z")
🤣
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### Author:  [@ned](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ned)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/61 "2018-09-17T13:44:34Z")
Having pockets certainly helps 🙂 but the hard part for me was cutting back on what I was carrying in the first place. All my stuff could fit in a very small bag if I didn’t have pockets.
Relatedly, I’m considering switching to the Tandem t-slim X2 since it has a Dexcom receiver built in, and then upgrading my Apple Watch to a cellular model so I can go out of the house without my phone, reducing my load a bit.
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### Author:  [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-supplies-do-you-carry-and-how-to-you-keep-them-organized/4986/62 "2018-09-17T13:51:23Z")
> [@ned](#):
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> Relatedly, I’m considering switching to the Tandem t-slim X2 since it has a Dexcom receiver built in, and then upgrading my Apple Watch to a cellular model so I can go out of the house without my phone, reducing my load a bit.
Be aware that the official Dexcom App still does not go direct to the Watch. It still has to route through the phone first.
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