Do you well planning your travel?
Planning ahead when travel would reducing stress. This is especially important for diabetic. These 5 diabetes travel tips are easy to implement and crucial for your diabetes management. These are especially important when traveling abroad.
1) Have a pre-travel check-up. Make sure that your A1C blood glucose levels, your blood pressure and cholesterol levels are okay. Get the appropriate shots for each country you plan to visit.
2) Don’t forget your diabetes medical ID. Ideally it should be in the language spoken in the country you’re visit. Not everyone speaks your language and you do not want health problems caused by misunderstandings.
3) Keep your medications and glucose snacks in hand-luggage. Don’t risk your diabetes medication by packing it in your main luggage.
4) Keep your medications in their original packaging, complete with pharmacy labels. There will be no misunderstanding about why you are using drugs, and if you are on insulin injections.
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.
Travel need not be traumatic. A sensible attitude and a little pre-trip planning, things can more smoothly.
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