ProductsSet of Glucose Wands - Sugar Foot - Foot Check Door Hanger - HbA1c Pillow with Glucose - Body Apron with Gear - Pancreas Pillow |
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Set of Glucose Wands
Over time, people with Diabetes who have high levels of blood sugar will damage the tissues and blood vessels, resulting in an increased incidence of MI's, strokes, eye, and kidney disease. Use these glucose wands as a visual aid with your patients to demonstrate the adverse effects of high blood sugars on the body. The wands help to emphasize the sluggishness of the blood cells represented by the white beads. SLOW WAND - HYPERGLYCEMIA (HbA1c 12 - 14) FAST WAND - EUGLYCEMIA (Normal) A third wand is also available that
demonstrates the transition Sugar Foot
Sugar Foot is a 12" by 8 " rubber foot with lifelike toes, nails, etc, which can be used as a model for foot care. It is funny and nonthreatening. Comes with instructions for monofilament use and care and a Guideline for foot care. A recipe for a foot basket is included, most useful in clinics and a must for the Visiting Nurse. Click here to see the "Foot Inspection and Monofilament Use" document. Foot Check Door Hanger
Foot Check Door Hanger- a reminder to check feet which is hung on the door knob (exam room for clinic, bedroom for the patient). Reversible to indicate that the check has been completed. Professional model is laminated and the Patient model is much larger and has space for phone # to call if the patient identifies a foot problem. HbA1c Pillow with Glucose
The Hemoglobin A1c Pillow is a red biconcave pillow (just like a red blood cell) approx 13" by 4" with Velcro around the outer edge. It comes with white puff balls/glucose balls that also have Velcro and can be affixed to the pillow as the Educator describes the test. The HbA1c Pillow can be easily seen in a large conference room. Body Apron with Gear
The Ideabetes Body Apron with Gear is an excellent visual aid for communicating the effects of Diabetes and medications on the human body. The Gear includes a banana representing food, 2 mesh screens depicting the kidneys' ability to hold on to protein or the lack thereof, and Velcro TM attached heart, kidneys, pancreas, glucose, and medications. There are convenient pockets for storage of the Gear and other such items. The apron has convenient Velcro TM and bow-tie fasteners designed for ease-of-use and one-size-fits-all. Click here for the Body Apron documentation (Adobe Acrobat). Click here for the Body Apron documentation (Microsoft Word). Pancreas Pillow
Insulin Sphere
Blood Sugar Bingo
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here to download a video of the Glucose Wands in action.
