Help Your Diabetic Residents Navigate Holiday Meals With the holidays approaching, many of your residents are likely making plans to spend time at home with their families. For residents with diabetes, this will bring the added challenge of navigating meals served at festivities. Family members who are unaccustomed to preparing food for diabetic loved ones might also be unsure of their specific nutritional needs. Luckily, there are resources available to help ease worry over holiday meals. You might want to share the following strategies (courtesy of the CDC) for sticking to a healthy diabetic meal plan with your residents and their families: Eat a healthy snack before a party to avoid overeating. Choose smaller portions. Ask beforehand what food will be served so that you can see how it fits into your meal plan. Choose low-calorie drinks such as sparkling water, unsweetened tea and diet beverages. Alcohol should only be consumed with a meal and should be limited to one drink a day for women and two for men. Choose fresh fruit instead of pies, cakes and other fat- and sugar-laden desserts. Watch out for sauces such as a gravy and sugar glazes that can add calories to otherwise healthy foods. Focus on friends, family and activities instead of food. Residents should also make sure that they have any items that they might need during their time away from the facility, including blood glucose monitoring supplies and a glucagon emergency kit for those who use insulin. To learn more, click here. ProMed Holiday Closure Notice Professional Medical will be closed on Friday, December 23 and Monday, December 26 in honor of Christmas. Orders placed by noon on Friday, December 16 will be delivered by Thursday, December 22. Orders placed after noon on Friday, December 16 will be delivered on or after Tuesday, December 27. We will also be closed on Friday, December 30 and Monday, January 2 in honor of the new year. Orders placed by noon on Thursday, December 22 will be delivered by Thursday, December 29. Orders placed after noon on Thursday, December 22 will be delivered on or after Tuesday, January 3. If you have any questions at all, please contact our Customer Care team at 800.648.5190. Compliance® Blood Glucose System The Compliance Blood Glucose System was designed with long-term care in mind. It provides virtually pain-free testing with speedy results from a small blood sample size. The accompanying test strips utilize our patented cap-gap technology to wick the blood into the strip without the need for a hanging drop of blood. Additional features: Minimizes pain associated with finger sticks by requiring only a 700 nanoliter blood sample size Saves staff time and labor costs by providing accurate results within 7 seconds Hassle-free, all-in-one system has internal calibration controls that eliminate coding Fast and simple for the staff and comfortable for the resident Product pricing is only visible to registered promedsupply.com customers. If you are not yet registered, one of our Customer Care Professionals will be happy to get you set up. Just give us a call at (800) 648-5190.