Guide

Managing Addison's day to day

A calm routine for timing, logging, and knowing when to escalate.

A steady daily rhythm

Living with Addison's or adrenal insufficiency is often about small, repeatable habits: take labelled doses on time, notice how you feel, and keep emergency information easy to reach.

What to log

Mood, energy, symptoms, and medication timing help you spot patterns before an appointment — and help carers understand your day if you share access.

When something changes

Follow your clinic's sick-day rules. If you are vomiting, collapsing, or cannot keep steroids down, treat it as an emergency and use your steroid card / SML guidance.

In the app

Use the Log tab for quick entries, and Safety for kit location, contacts, and SML.

This guide is general information only. It doesn’t replace advice from your GP, endocrine team or emergency services. If you think you’re having an adrenal crisis, call your local emergency number.

More guides

What to look for in an Addison's appLabelled reminders, sick-day notes, emergency ID, and calm design — not feature overload. How to remember hydrocortisone and steroid dosesRemembering hydrocortisone (and any aldosterone replacement) works best when doses are tied to fixed daily anchors — meals, wake-up, bedtime — plus reliable reminders on your phone. Sick-day rules should be visible, not buried in a drawer. What happens if you miss a steroid dose?Missing a dose of steroid replacement can leave you under-replaced. What you do next depends on how long ago the dose was due, how you feel, and the plan from your endocrine team. If you are vomiting, confused, or collapsing, treat it as an emergency.

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