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  1. Fabric Diaper Covers for Adults – Success!

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    We love success stories!

    We always encourage people to send them to us because we think we make a quality fabric diaper cover, so when we receive words of praise, it reinforces the reasons we do what we do.

    If you are not aware, or coming to this site for the first time, here’s what we do: we manufacture fabric diaper covers for adults with incontinence. We have been making the product line for more than 30 years, but two years ago we decided to develop a more slim-fitting diaper cover for adults. Our original incontinence wear line is made for adults who use washable cloth diapers (reusable ones), thus the original diaper covers are bulky to accommodate all the absorbent cotton cloth diaper. However, our new slimmer fitting fabric diaper cover is meant to be worn over disposable adult diapers. When you wear a diaper cover over your adult disposable diaper, you are providing more protection from leaks, and better peace of mind.

    We received the following praise last week regarding our GaryWear Active Brief adult diaper cover from a gentleman that was part of our original testing group for our fabric slim-fitting diaper covers:

    Dear Gary Manufacturing,
    I thought I would just check in with you and give you and update.
    To this day I am still using the test product that I was given to test.
    I put it in the washer and dryer and it is still holding up like it was brand new.
    A couple of months ago, I did buy a black pair from Northshore Care where I get most of my adult diapers and even been able to direct others to them to purchase.
    One of the guys on the support group that I am part of bought a pair and he too was highly impressed.
    So for long term research and development, your product is still going strong and is still a huge blessing.
    – K.T. August 2013

    That was all he wrote, but we think it speaks volumes about how great our diaper cover is, and what a quality product we manufacture. For a list of distributors who sell our GaryWear Active Brief diaper covers, please buy them from this list.

    In conversations with this user, he reminded us that typically disposable diapers do not have any absorbency on the sides where they cover a user’s hips. If you sleep on your side, the moisture has nowhere to go, which can can lead to leaks at night, and thus impact your sleep because you wake up when your sheets start to absorb the excess from a wet disposable diaper. (We always recommend cloth diapers for use at night, but that is for another blog post.)

    By wearing our fabric diaper cover over your disposable diaper, you give yourself peace of mind, better sleep, and success happens for both you and us.

  2. GaryWear: Spring Forward to Incontinence Security

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    It’s daylight savings time, which means spring nibbles at the cold offering us a chance at longer days and warmer weather. For many, this ushers in an active season filled with travel, gardening, family, culinary adventures and more. For our customers, active adults who have some form of incontinence, spring should bring the same happiness.

    In honor of daylight savings, we offer these tips to help folks with incontinence spring forward to incontinence security (or, as we like to say, spring forward to an active, fun life):

    1. Evaluate Your Waterproof Incontinence Pant – It’s time to examine each pair of your waterproof incontinence pants to make sure they still sport strong structural integrity. While it’s ok if your favorite pair of jeans shows some wear and tear, your washable incontinence pant should not.
    2. Diversify Your Incontinence Pant Selection– Spring brings beautiful colors and so should your selection of washable incontinence pants. Don’t settle for clinical white, when you could have blush, latte, black, grey and navy, too.
    3. Stretch that Elastic – GaryWear Active Brief protects you from embarrassing leaks because each pair has strong, thick elastic around your leg. When you don’t have the proper fit or when this elastic weakens over time, you may not get the best seal to hold liquid and solids. Check your elastic bands to make sure they still effectively do their job.
    4. Treat Yourself – We believe in spending a few extra bucks to spoil ourselves. This spring, buy an extra pair of GaryWear Active Briefs so that you always have an extra pair for emergencies. Or buy one of Gary Manufacturing’s discreet travel bags to help you keep covered on the go

    What will you do to spring forward to incontinence security?

  3. 7 Tips to Help You Manage Your Incontinence at Work

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    We’ve shared some inspiring customer testimonials from folks who have managed their incontinence at challenging workplace settings. Outlasting 12-hour days in more than 100-degree temperature certainly tops that list. GaryWear’s washable incontinence pants play an important role in helping active adults survive their work days, especially when complemented with one or more of these tips to managing incontinence at the office.

    We thank WebMD for compiling the complete list of tips, which you can find here: https://www.webmd.com/urinary-incontinence-oab/understanding-oab-11/slideshow-workplace-incontinence

    1. Wear dark Clothes –GaryWear’s Active Brief is an incontinence pant for men and women that provides an extra layer of protection against embarrassing leaks. But, occasionally leaks still happen. Your dark clothes can more easily hide a leak until you can make a clothing change or tie a sweater around your waist.
    2. Pack extra clothes – In the event that you experience a leak, be prepared with an extra pair of pants. If you’re always at the same office, stash your extra pair of pants inside in your desk drawer or filing cabinet and leave them there for that emergency situation. Others may want to carry a backpack with a change of clean, dry pants.
    3. Carry a waterproof bag – Gary Manufacturing makes a small travel bag to discreetly hide your spare pad or diaper and incontinence pants for men and women. But what about if you leak through your pants? Keep a small waterproof bag at your workplace to help you pack away soiled clothing.
    4. Skip the coffee – Though a jolt of caffeine keeps you awake, it can also irritate your bladder, which intensifies nature’s call.
    5. Ditch the water cooler – Rather than over hydrate, try to moderate your intake of water by slowly sipping on water throughout the day. Let your thirst be your guide.
    6. Schedule bathroom breaks – Schedule bathroom breaks every hour or two, regardless if you feel the urge. It may take some flexibility to learn the schedule that works for you and your workplace setting.
    7. Purchase high quality pads and diapers – The quality of your absorbent material and your incontinence pants for men or women makes the difference in preventing leaks. Try different absorbent products to find the one that works best for your incontinence, and then ensure that extra layer of protection by using GaryWear’s Active Brief.

    Check out WebMD for more tips to managing your incontinence at work. What other tips would you add to the list?

  4. GaryWear: Keeping Baby Boomers Active into Their Prime

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    Across the world, aging Baby Boomers are reaching retirement age. Or are they?

    According to an Adelaide Now article by Malcolm King, the Baby Boomer generation maybe reaching retirement age, but they are doing so with vigor. Retirement today, where medical science has added 25 years on average to our lifespan, means new pursuits such as studying, renovating cars or homes, traveling or changing careers.

    The article states that by 2030, the number of Americans older than 65 will grow by 75 percent to 69 million people. While images of old age generally include incontinence, decrepitude and losing one’s marbles, writes King, modern medicine in the next 30 years will greatly reduce severity of cancers, heart disease and Alzheimer’s.

    This means that this highly active older generation may feel better for longer–hold on grandkids, grandpa wants to play ball.

    At GaryWear, we see this every day with our line of incontinence pants for men and women. Our older customers embody the spirit of active living. They may have lost control of their bladder or bowel movements, but they successfully manage it with our incontinence pants. Men and women who enjoy their demanding careers and travel by airplane tell us regularly how they seize the day, despite their aging bodies.

    Let the adventures begin, Baby Boomers. We’re here to help you maintain your active life—just remember to share your wonderful stories with us.

  5. Harvard Researchers Discover Mechanism Behind the Urge to Urinate

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    Could we be on the verge of solving incontinence?

    A complete medical solution to incontinence maybe decades away, but a recent discovery by Harvard Researchers has shed some light on bladder functionality. Their study revealed the exact mechanism that tells us when our bladder is full.

    “The researchers are hopeful that this discovery will lead to finding targets that relieve pain and the constant urge to use the bathroom in people suffering from an overactive bladder,” reads the article in Counsel & Heal.

    As our customers know, overactive bladder happens when an individual has bladder contractions and feels an urgent need to empty his bladder. Currently, one solution to prevent embarrassing accidents is to use GaryWear’s incontinence pants over disposable diapers or pads. But with this news, perhaps a permanent solution that addresses the physical issue is around the corner.

    Researchers say their study conducted experiments on a group of mice that they genetically altered to lack integrins, a class of proteins responsible for signaling the brain that the bladder needs to be emptied. Researchers say that these proteins send the signals when a thin layer of cells lining the surface of the bladder stretches with the increase of the size of the bladder.

    The study revealed that the genetically modified mice had little or no bladder control when compared to the unaltered mice. The researchers say the chances are high of finding a drug that targets these proteins and helps those with incontinence regain control of their bladder.

    Doesn’t that sound amazing?

    Until then, GaryWear reminds adults who struggle with bladder and bowel control to take back their lives by using Active Brief incontinence pants with a disposable diaper. The extra security provided by our leak-proof and washable incontinence pants will help you minimize leaks throughout your active days and long nights.

  6. Incontinence Pants: Washable and Full of Color

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    Make life fun.

    That’s our unofficial motto here at GaryWear, where we manufacture reusable incontinence pants. Washable and full of color, our incontinence pants for men and women bring just a little spunk to a market that otherwise features drab product selection.

    While, blush, latte, gray, navy and black—it looks like we’re one short for the “seven days of the week” incontinence pant line. But we proudly bring our top-ranking pull up incontinence pant to you in these six bold colors because we know that choice and style always matter. As you have experienced, the PUL fabric and slim fit of our incontinence pant keep your absorbent product in place while bringing you extra security against leaks. Our pant also reduces the bulk of your disposable or reusable diapers allowing you to wear normal clothes and maintain an active life.

    Doesn’t a little splash of color help you feel even better about your incontinence pants?

    Washable incontinence pants don’t need to be boring. Get GaryWear’s Active Brief in one or all of our six appealing colors and get an effective product in preventing leaks with a side of fun.

    But one question remains—what color should we manufacture to complete our “seven days of the week” incontinence pant line?

  7. Removing the Stigma from Incontinence

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    Shortly after its launch, the Simon Foundation for Continence was featured in an Ann Landers column. A few days later they received a call from the post office: 30,000 pieces of mail from people impacted by incontinence had arrived. “The need was unbelievable,” said Cheryle Gartley, who started the organization.

    I ran across Cheryle’s story in “Taking stigma off incontinence,” an article by Lenna Scott in the Mundelein Review. It reminded me how many people have incontinence and the myriad symptoms and underlying reasons that they face.

    As the article highlights, today’s advertisements for incontinence products, like pull up incontinence pants, have normalized the problem to some degree. But tens of thousands of young and aging folks still struggle to manage their incontinence and maintain their self-esteem.

    An expert on the issue, Cheryle suggests folks see their doctor and talk about the symptoms they experience. We have to remember that our doctors and nurses have studied all of the problems our bodies face, and talking about incontinence maybe the only path to getting the right solutions. As Cheryle points out, a leak when you lift your grandchild and a sudden urge to urinate are two different symptoms that may have two different diagnoses.

    This news article also reminded me that folks of all ages have access to tons of free and easy-to-find information about the best disposable diapers, reusable diapers and pull up incontinence pants the market has to offer. We’re proud to be one of the top-ranking pull up incontinence pants on the market today and hope that we’re helping people across the nation feel as normal today with incontinence as they did yesterday without incontinence.

    Has our pull up incontinence pant helped you remove the stigma from incontinence? We’d love to hear your story.

  8. XP Medical’s Numerical Review of the Best Adult Disposable Diapers

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    Are you a numbers person? If so, you might like XP Medical’s numerical evaluation of the best adult disposable diapers.

    Owned and operated by an engineer, XP Medical took a very thorough and standardized approach to comparing and testing disposable diapers and their ability to retain bladder releases.

    This one-page breakdown of the test results looks at everything from size and thickness to effectiveness in absorbing and wicking liquids. The testers explain their processes in detail on this page, but our takeaway is that they considered three areas:

    1. Dry Measurements – These take into account the measurements of the diaper and thickness of the pad.
    2. Initial Capacity Testing – This looked at how much liquid it successfully took in and how well the liquid spread throughout the absorbent pad.
    3. Rewet Testing – This looks at how well an already wet disposable diaper reabsorbs it’s moisture due to movement. (It’s an important factor in keeping skin dry because you might not always be able to change to a dry diaper right away.)

    We like to offer our customers additional resources to learn about incontinence products that they can use to manage their bladder and bowel releases because it’s important to have effective products to use with our waterproof incontinence pants. We share customer testimonials about success stories and we highlight online incontinence resources that collect product information. However, we recognize that word-of-mouth or anecdotal reviews may not work for all folks trying to find effective solutions for incontinence. That’s why we liked this numerical, one-stop-shop look at different aspects of disposable diapers.

    As we’ve said before, finding the proper fit and the right absorbent product is essential to ensuring that our waterproof incontinence pant provides the ultimate security in preventing leaks.

    Take a look at XP Medical’s numerical breakdown. What do you think of his review of the best adult disposable diapers?

    P.S. XP Medical doesn’t currently carry our GaryWear Active Brief, but we think it would be a nice complement to their products. If you think so too, please let him know. 😉

  9. Want to Learn About Men’s Incontinence Pants? Try Continence Central.

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    Imagine a time before Google when you first realize that you suffer from loss of bladder control. Let’s say you’re a 40-year-old man, and you need men’s incontinence pants. What do you do?

    Before Google, you’d visit your doctor, get some brochures and maybe attend support groups. But for the most part, you’d be left on Alone Island testing, learning and possibly suffering through a variety of men’s incontinence pants until you found the right solution.

    Perhaps you don’t have to imagine this at all. Perhaps this was you.

    We think two of the best benefits of today’s Internet are privacy and access to information.

    In today’s world, that same 40-year-old man can still visit his doctor and find support groups, but now he also has access to product reviews on men’s incontinence pants, tips on managing your lifestyle, access to research, and places to have real conversations with real people but with a bit of anonymity.

    Just recently, we learned about Simon Foundation for Continence’s launch of Continence Central, a website that showcases a variety of incontinence products, suggestions on how to choose products, where you can buy them and details about insurance and reimbursement programs for incontinence products. Visit it here: https://www.continencecentral.org/

    Now think about our 40-year-old man seeking men’s incontinence pants to help him deal with a new diagnosis. There it is—one website with all the information he needs to find the right products to help him live his life.

    At GaryWear, we appreciate the work of Simon Foundation for Continence. This nonprofit organization aims to bring the topic of incontinence into the open, which will help the nearly 33 million people suffering from this condition find the support and solutions they need.

    We’re happy that our Active Brief, a washable, pull on incontinence pant for men and women, is a product included on the new Continence Central website. We’re also happy to recommend this site to our fictitious 40-year-old man and all of GaryWear’s customers.

  10. What do I Wear Under Incontinence Pants: Disposable or Washable Diapers?

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    Let’s explore the proper absorbent product to wear with GaryWear’s Active Brief, a washable, leak-resistant pant that gives confidence to adults diagnosed with incontinence.

    When wearing GaryWear’s incontinence pants, disposable and washable diapers and pads can both greatly benefit from our leak-resistant pant made with breathable material. We look at the successful management of bladder and bowel releases in these three easy-to-remember steps when selecting proper absorbent products:

    Quality

    Ensure you use high-quality absorbent products as the first step, regardless if that means a disposable diaper, reusable cloth diaper or a heavy pad. For our active customers, especially those with full bladder and bowel releases, quality means that the absorbent product with keep with your active lifestyle and withstand heavy use.

    Read James’ testimony to learn more about this. He received his incontinence diagnosis in the 70s, and only recently retired, but has successfully managed his incontinence through the decades.

    Quantity

    Whenever possible, change your absorbent product as soon as you have a release. We know that our active customers can’t always immediately change their absorbent product following a bladder release. We’ve heard from frequent travelers, who must outlast long flights, and factory workers, who go full days without a diaper change. That’s the beauty of GaryWear’s Active Brief, it gives customers the extra security to live their active lives leak-free. But to ensure the best results, we recommend frequent changes of the absorbent products that your wear under you incontinence pants. Disposable diapers, cloth diapers and pads can all have a place in the successful management of adult incontinence when paired with Active Brief and changed regularly.

    Compatibility

    Select the proper absorbent product to help you manage incontinence during specific activities or times of day. What you wear during the day at the office, overnight when at home and during travel may all be different. And that’s ok.

    The good news about GaryWear’s Active Brief is that its slim-fit design will help hold in place your absorbent product. It also gives an extra layer of protection to prevent embarrassing leaks. But to maximize its effectiveness, we suggest that you pair it with the proper absorbent products to match your activity and length of use.

    In addition to selecting the right absorbent product, please also read about finding the right fit and proper care for your Active Briefs.