Being sick can make it hard for diabetes patients to stay with their disease management plan. This tear sheet is designed to help teach your patients what to do to keep their blood glucose in a healthy range when they are sick. It explains what being sick means to their management plan, when to call the doctor, what they can eat and drink while sick, when to test for ketones, how often to check their blood glucose and other things they can do to take care of themselves during sick days.