Planning
ahead when you travel reduces stress.
This is particularly important for a diabetic. These 5 diabetes travel tips are simple to
implement and crucial to your diabetic management. They are particularly important if you are
traveling abroad.
1) Have a pre-travel check-up. Make sure your A1C blood sugar levels; your
blood pressure and your cholesterol levels are OK. Get the appropriate shots for any country you
plan to visit.
2) Wear a diabetes
medical ID. Ideally it should be in the language spoken in
the country you're visiting. Not
everyone speaks your language and you don't want medical problems through
misunderstandings.
3) Keep your medication and glucose snacks in
your hand-luggage. Check-in baggage
does, unfortunately, go astray. Don't risk your diabetes medication by packing
it in your main luggage.
4) Keep your medication in its original box,
complete with pharmacy labels. It will
prevent misunderstandings about why you are carrying drugs and, if you are on
insulin, syringes.
5) Be aware of time zone changes, especially
when altering your watch. Remember when
you travel east your day becomes shorter; if you travel west your day becomes
longer. You may need to alter the
timings of your medication.
Traveling
need not be traumatic. A sensible
attitude and a bit of pre-travel planning can make things go far more smoothly.
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