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Inter-railing with Type 1 Diabetes
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Inter-railing with Type 1 Diabetes
6 COUNTRIES, 12 DESTINATIONS, 30 DAYS
Conclusion
- JUST BE SMART!- don’t be irrational, look after yourself, if you’re not feeling comfortable with something don’t do it
- Watch other valuables too!!-Managed a whole month around Europe and my Phone stolen after one night in Dublin!
Aim for this talk
Preparation!
- Travelling with diabetes;inter-railing in
particular,
- How I prepared/emotions
- Initial airport worries
- Obstacles I faced
- my diabetes control
- PUMP mainly
- Scared, reluctant, nervous EXCITEMENT
- Use your contacts: Nurses/ people who have travelled before? Schedule a visit to your diabetes clinic
- Right now: Preparing to travel to America and have found a very useful contact
Supplies!
Letters/Documents
- FRIO CASES!
- Amount of supplies to bring:
Bring more than you need! Twice as much. Bring extra back up (things you mightn’t even think you’d need: novorapid pen, cartridges novor./levimir)
- Back up pump!
- (a lot of expensive equipment- WATCH IT!) …BRING A LOCK, if you don’t trust a place-bring valuables with you.
Airport Security:
- Letters signed by doctor
- 2 pumps going through walk-through metal detector (NO X-RAY)
- Health/Travel insurance...Does the regular insurance cover those with diabetes?
- VHI Multi-trip
Actually Inter-railing!
- Change time on all devices
- Can set different basal patterns/ take one day at a time; every day was different after all
- Tested more often
- Glucose tablets/carbs always with me!
- Pump's location on the body
In Case of Emergency
A Challenge I faced
Introduction
- Med I.D
- Pump settings list
- Photocopied all important documents; prescription, passport, insurances
- Make sure travelling companions are well informed!
- UCC; Music
- Diabetes since I was 9, pump since 14
- Travelling always a big ambition of mine
Thermal Baths in Budapest:
- Taking pump off
- Testing more frequently
- Several corrections that evening
to get numbers back to normal
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