| Travel can be a lot of fun, but it takes
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| | that being x-rayed once or twice as you
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| some advance planning. People with
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| | carry your luggage on should be a
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| diabetes have to plan a little more. Here
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| | problem. However, if you are going to be
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| are a few things to keep in mind about
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| | traveling a lot, and going through many
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| your insulin when you head out for that
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| | security checks, you can ask for your
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| dream vacation.
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| | insulin to be visually examined. You
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| Your Blood Sugar
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| | should also be cautious to make sure that
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| When you are traveling, it is important
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| | your insulin is not in the x-ray machine
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| to monitor your blood sugar more closely.
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| | for too long, so asking for a visual
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| This means checking your blood sugar
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| | examination is never a bad idea.
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| every four hours when you are awake.
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| | Packing
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| Travel can be stressful, which can raise
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| | When you go on a trip, be sure to bring
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| your blood sugar level. Dont treat your
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| | an extra supply of insulin and medication
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| blood sugar without monitoring it, and
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| | with you. You want to have all of the
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| monitor it to make sure that you are
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| | medication with you. If you do need to
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| giving the correct dosages of medication
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| | get medication while you are in a foreign
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| and/or insulin.
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| | country, see our advice below. Be sure to
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| Insulin Storage
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| | pack extra syringes and extras of all of
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| Keep your insulin with you when you
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| | the materials you generally use to
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| travel, in your carry-on or purse.
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| | monitor and care for your diabetes.
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| Insulin needs to stay in a fairly
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| | Insulin Conversions
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| moderate temperature zone, and as such,
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| | In the United States, insulin comes in
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| cannot go with your luggage in the
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| | the strength U-100. Not every country has
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| depressurized compartment. Also, if there
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| | insulin standardized, and some countries
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| were ever a baggage handling mishap, you
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| | offer varying strengths of insulin. If
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| would want your insulin to be with you:
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| | you must get insulin when you are away,
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| if your bags end up in Minneapolis-St.
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| | check the strength to make sure it is
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| Pauls when you are in Sao Paulo, you want
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| | equivalent.
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| to make sure you have your insulin.
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| | If you have to get insulin while you are
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| Insulin does not need to be refrigerated.
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| | away, get the same kind of insulin that
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| To keep your insulin at moderate
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| | you are normally prescribed. If you
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| temperatures, however, consider the
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| | cannot get the same brand, get the same
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| climate in which you are traveling.
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| | formulation in a different brand (for
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| Often, keeping your insulin in an
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| | instance, if you are on Novolog and
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| insulated container or thermos will be
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| | cannot find any, get Humalog). A
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| enough to keep it cool in warm
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| | pharmacist or doctor can help you
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| temperatures. If you are someplace very
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| | establish which insulin is equivalent.
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| warm, however, you might consider keeping
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| | Consult a doctor
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| some frozen water bottles in your
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| | If you have to pick up insulin when you
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| insulated container as well, which will
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| | are in a foreign country, get the kind of
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| help keep your insulin even colder. If
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| | insulin that you are used to. This
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| you are going to be in cold climates,
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| | particularly means that you should not
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| perhaps skiing, keep your insulin close
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| | switch from a slow-acting to a
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| to your body so that it stays warm.
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| | fast-acting insulin, or vice versa. These
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| Storing your insulin on a trip is another
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| | types of changes should always be made
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| matter to deal with. Dont leave your
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| | with medical supervision.
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| insulin in the glove compartment of a
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| | Go to a doctor that you trust in a
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| car, where temperatures can vary.
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| | foreign country. Consider calling home to
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| Backpacks can also get very warm in the
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| | get references if possibly, or ask a
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| sun. Keep your insulin someplace where
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| | friend in your new location.
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| you can reach it.
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| | Insulin-dependence can be difficult to
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| X-rays
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| | manage, particularly when traveling. But
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| Insulin manufacturers have a warning on
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| | with a little forethought and some
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| their insulin that you should not expose
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| | information, you can plan an exciting
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| insulin to x-rays. This does not mean
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| | getaway that still maintains your health.
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