Healthy Living: Diabetes Care during Sick Days (FCS8819/FY884)

How will this OTC cold medicine affect my blood glucose?When you are sick, your blood glucose levels are harder to regulate. Being sick often causes blood glucose levels to rise which can lead to serious health conditions. It’s important to have a plan on how to manage your sick days so you are prepared ahead of time. Read this 2-page fact sheet to learn more! Written by Jennifer Hillan and Emily Minton and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, August 2011. (Public domain photo by Stickpen)
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy884