[acb-diabetics] travel tips with diabetes

[Patricia LaFrance-Wolf]

Nancy,
I always take my insulin and other supplies on board with me.  One time,
many years ago, I went to NYC to see my son and they lost my luggage until
the next day.  I did not have anything on board with me and did not have a
pump at that time.  It was a mess getting hold of my doctor to prescribe
insulin and syringes just for over night use.  Never did that again! 

-----Original Message-----
From: acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-diabetics-bounces at acb.org]
On Behalf Of Nancy Matulis
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 5:33 PM
To: Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues
Subject: Re: [acb-diabetics] travel tips with diabetes

Thanks Barb. My Levemire  I can keep at room temperature for 30 days. Thanks
for the excellent reminders. This will be the first time I fly with insulin
as I am going to convention!!! I can check this off of my bucket list . 

Nancy Matulis
Community Volunteer
Sent from my I pad

On Apr 12, 2012, at 8:47 PM, "Barbara Mattson" <barbieann519 at charter.net>
wrote:

> For those who may be planning to go to acb's conference/convention, here's
some tips drawn from the source cited.
> 
> barb mattson
> 
> Travel Tips
> from Managing Diabetes During the Holidays, 11/25/11,  National Diabetes
Education Program
> Check blood sugar more often because a schedule change can affect levels.
Pack more diabetes supplies than you expect to need in case of travel
delays. Keep snacks, glucose gel, or tablets with you in case your sugar
drops. Pack a small cooler with hard to find foods like fresh fruit, raw
vegetables, & fat-free or low-fat yogurt. Bring bottles of water, dried
fruit, nuts, and seeds measuring portions ahead.
> Carry your medical insurance card, your doctor's name and number,
emergency phone numbers, and medical identification that says you have
diabetes. Have all syringes, vials of insulin, etc. clearly marked with the
pharmaceutical preprinted label that identifies the medications. Keep it in
the original pharmacy labeled packaging.
> If you use insulin, pack a glucagon emergency kit. If you're flying &
don't want to walk through the metal detector with your insulin pump, tell a
security officer that you're wearing it and ask them to visually inspect the
pump & do a full-body pat-down. Place all diabetes supplies in carry-on
luggage. Keep medications & snacks at your seat. When drawing up your dose
of insulin, don't inject air into the bottle because the air on your plane
will probably be pressurized).
> Keep insulin cool by packing it in an insulated bag with refrigerated gel
packs. (Refridgerate it once at your destination. Only the Gault House
suites have refridgerators, and though you may be able to rent a
refrigerator, arguing that you have diabetes won't produce one if there are
no more available..)
> 
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