My Boys are pretty good with remembering the meds.  They often ask me.  "Do you have the Benedryl and epipens??"  and we have a standing rule.  If we forget them we do not eat out. If we are close to home we go back and get them.  My husband is a type I diabetic and always carries a fanny pack so he always has back up Benedryl in there.  Luckily, I've only had to use a epipen once and that was before we knew what the allergen was.  Thankfully, Benedryl seems to immediately take care of any reactions we have ever had except for the first time when no one knew what the trigger was.
Beth
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  From: Mark Feblowitz<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
  To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 3:40 PM
  Subject: Re: Restaurants


  Forgot to say this:

  Early on, we talked about how easy it is for a mistake to be made in the kitchen, and how important it is that we *always* have "rescue meds" with us at a restaurant.

  It's very good  training for what is a very difficult parenting patch: adolescence. Even with that indoctrination, we're constantly reminding him to cary his meds with him. At least the fight isn't as bad, since he still knows that kitchens can mess up.

  Mark


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  >He also knows (because we talked about it) when a server "doesn't get it." He's
  > learned how to be polite but definitive, and when to ask for a manager and/or to
  > simply cancel the order, pay for what's been consumed, and leave. Work with your
  > child on all of this - it will pay off.