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Holidays With Diabetes Just
because you have diabetes does not mean you cannot go on holiday. All you have
to do is to make sure you prepare well. In this article will give you some essential
tips of what to think about before travel and what to make sure you have taken
with you. Our Diabetes Travel Tips: 1) Always have some type
of diabetes identification on you so that people know that you are diabetic.
An identification bracelet or an ID card would be ideal. ID
Bracelets can serve an important purpose in providing information about
your diabetes and can also be a fashion accessory. An ID card stating that you
are diabetic would be just as good and perhaps a lot cheaper! 2)
Take a blood glucose meter with you.
You may be ill on holiday, dehydrated
due to the heat or may eat food that you would not usually eat. For all these
reasons it is important to be aware of your blood glucose levels and make sure
they are controlled. 3) Make sure you have a written certificate
from your doctor in the language (if possible) of the country you are visiting
stating that your medication or insulin is for the treatment of your diabetes.
The last thing you want in a foreign country is any misunderstanding
regarding medication and needles. 4) Make sure you know where you
can go for medical help in the place you are visiting, preferably beforehand,
but if not on your arrival. 5) Take a recent copy of your prescription
with you.
No one wants to lose their medication but these things can
happen. Having the name of your medicines and proof of a prescription can help
you find replacements. Many pharmacies will not give prescription medicines
in an emergency without some proof that you are taking these medicines. 6)
Take more medication and test strips than you would normally use. Just in case
some are damaged or lost. Take as much as twice the insulin you actually need
for your trip.
7) If you use an insulin pen, take a U100 insulin
injection with you for emergencies and remember to dispose of your needles with
great care.
Ideally use a Needle
Cutter to cut the needle off your syringe and place into a small portable
sharps bin.
8) Check with your travel insurance and/or medical
insurance company that they know you have diabetes and that any medical treatment
abroad is covered.
9) Make sure that your medication or insulin
does not become too hot or cold. There are special cool bags that can keep
insulin cold during travel. Also, it is best to keep insulin in your hand luggage,
as it is likely to freeze in the hold of the plane. 10) Always carry
a snack or hypo treatments in case of hypoglycaemia or if a meal is delayed or
contains to little carbohydrates.
A lot of the tips above are just
good common sense and being prepared. By taking the above simple steps you can
have a great holiday.
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