What to do before you leave?
Plan ahead.
- Determine the destination and duration of your trip.
- Learn about the place you’re going. Check on food choices and physical activities. If you know these things, it’s easy to plan your eating and play schedules.
- Consult your healthcare providers to discuss plans. Obtain extra prescriptions and a letter from your doctor explaining that you have diabetes and you require testing supplies, syringes, needles for injection of insulin or diabetes-related medications.
- Prepare a travel checklist. -Pack a back-up kit.
- Make a list of important phone numbers to call in case of emergency.
- Check with your airline two weeks prior to travel for policy regarding diabetes medication and supplies. What to take with you.
- Diabetes supplies. Be sure to take enough supplies and medicine to last the duration of your trip plus 7 days, just in case you need extra.
- Pack all of your supplies and medications in a bag that is easy to carry. If you are traveling by plane, carry a bag that you can carry on with you. If you are in a car, your bag should be small enough to keep by you during the trip. Never check baggage containing medication and supplies.
- Carry your blood glucose meter, snacks/water, glucose tablets, and glucose gel everywhere you go.
- Pack extra shoes and socks. Include foot care supplies.
- Always wear or carry your medical ID. Cautions.
- Enjoy your time away from home but try to stick to your meal plan. Meals you eat at restaurants may have more carbohydrate than you think.
- Check your blood sugar more often than normal.
- If you’ve been sitting in the car or in an airplane for a long time, check your blood sugar. Sometimes sitting for long periods of time will cause your blood sugar to increase.
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