TRAVEL GUIDELINES FOR DIABETES

Ø Pack sufficient medical supplies for entire trip. Carry them with you.
Ø Bring two glucose monitors with strips, lancets and extra batteries. Pack them into two separate bag.
Ø Carry simple carbohydrate sources such as glucose tablets, gel, candy or juice packs to treat hypoglycemia.
Ø Wear medical identification bracelet, necklace. Also have a letter from your health care provider verifying your need for the medical supplies to treat diabetes adequately.
Ø Pack portable food sources such as snack mix, peanut butter crackers, granola bars, or fruit for nourishment when meals are missed or delayed.
Ø Keep a travelers emergency kit with medication for nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever, include bandages, antibiotic ointment, sterile gauze and adhesive tape.
Ø Pack all prescriptions medications in their original labeled vials.
Ø In advance, know what medical coverage is available to you as you travel. Have appropriate phone numbers and insurance cards with you.
Ø If using pump : carry not only sufficient pump supplies for the entire trip but also backup intermediate/ long acting insulin and syringes in case of pump malfunction.