Hey there, thank you for being here! This blog is about anyone who may have questions about traveling with diabetes, who is unsure if they can make the trip. It will include some lists and tips, most mostly I want to speak of real experiences and mistakes that I have made along the way and what I learned from them. Because, it is not as simple as a bulleted list of dont forget health insurance, it's much more than that.
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The diabetes packing list of the trip, prepared at least 2 weeks before flying and includes extra material just in case.
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The Preparation Phase
As mentioned, I had about 3 weeks to prepare for this holiday. Although, I have gone on holidays with less time to pack and prepare, this time definitely felt different. I was working, finishing off my masters and therefore sitting my last exam and not to forget COVID is not our best friend when traveling.
So, here is how planning for this holiday went. It definitely was not perfect and looking back, I wish I had done things a little differently. So at the end you will find an honest “lessons learned” section highlighting things that could have been done better.
3 weeks before flying:
Do I have enough insulin to last me 3 weeks and the 10 days + extra just in case? If not, plan to go to pharmacy ASAP and get the extra vials sorted
I did have enough no need to get anymore
Do I have enough material? generally speaking, am I running out of something that needs to be ordered urgently?
I had my quarterly delivery of new material coming in a couple of days so I would have enough - this is a lifesaver honestly.
GlucaGen pen not expired? if so, get new ones
No expired GlucaGens
Other medication expired? medication for when you get a stomach flu
No expired emergency medicine
2 weeks before flying:
Declaration of medication letter from pharmacy
Got this in time
Research - can I get insulin in an emergency in the places that I am staying. Any important phone numbers that I should note down?
EHIC works in Italy in case of emergency insulin costs can be covered.
Emergency service number in Italy is 118
How much do I need of everything (silhouettes, reservoirs, libre’s, test strips etc).
See the picture
1 week before flying
Prepare the diabetes bag (double the amount needed and divide in two bags)
Don’t forget the diabetes passport and the medicine declaration
Fill reservoirs
Lessons learned
Get as much sorted as early as you can, I left some of my 2 weeks before flying to just 1 week before flying and I got really stressed out last minute, which is something I could have totally avoided if I just followed the list
Do not fill your reservoirs the night before you fly. It is not something you want to be doing at 11 pm when you have to be up to catch a flight at 2:30 am.
Have an extra or soft copy of your medication declaration, I had a bit of a scare and misplaced it (found it in the end) but it would have saved that stress if I just had a soft copy on my laptop or phone.
So that was the preparation phase, with all that done and albeit some last minute stress, I made it safely to Italy with all the material necessary.
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First things first.
So here we are, post number 1.
Planning a holiday in advance and having everything ready by the book is the dream of someone with Type 1 Diabetes, but how feasible was that in the times of COVID?
This summer, my parents, sisters and I decided a short 10 day getaway to the beautiful Italy with only 3 weeks to prepare for. That is not awfully little time, but when you are working, have deadlines, an exam and are traveling back to the country you work in, it is quite something to manage.
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