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hello everyone today we are going to
answer another important question how to
travel correctly when you have diabetes
now we are gonna give a lot of travel
tips so it may be a little too many
things to to think about so if you want
to write it down get some pen and papers
and get ready to tune in
I am dr. egg and I am the founder of
sugar ambience calm and I have a big
diabetes practice and I you know deal
with diabetics everyday they have many
questions to be answered and this is one
of the questions that come in that come
frequently how to travel wisely when you
have diabetes the number one you need to
make sure that you are fit enough to
travel and it depends on where you're
traveling and how long you're traveling
what type of travel it is but if you're
not confident that you can complete
complete the travel without being
hospitalized then I would recommend to
think about that long travel again also
very important especially if you're in a
foreign place or another state another
country it is not a bad idea to have a
bracelet some sort of medical ID on you
stating that you have diabetes just in
case you're on insulin you may have a
severe low etc then they will know
exactly what happened to you or they may
estimate what happened to you and
intervene exactly in the moment - with
the with the correct measurements now in
terms of packing and make sure you put
everything all the diabetic medications
in your carry-on luggage you don't want
any delays you don't want lost packages
you don't want any of that you want to
make sure that everything is nicely
securely packaged in your carry-on in
your carry-on luggage also you're not
necessarily subject to 3.4 pounds to
rule when it comes to your medications
so keep that in mind if you have a
larger medications did that you don't
have to try to take the medication out
of it as original container so you can
keep that as long as it's nicely sealed
and packed it is okay you can also go to
TSA website and download a diabetic form
and fill that out and if necessary get a
letter from your doctor to prove that
you have diabetes and never ever take
the medications without your names on
them if it is not a problem in the
United States you may go to another
country and they may give you a problem
in terms of the medication so either you
have your names on the medication or
have a prescription with you alright so
the other thing is you need to make sure
that you pack twice as much than what
you need okay so normally you may be
going for a week travel but you know
when you're traveling a lot of things
unexpectedly can happen so it is not a
bad idea to take twice more medication
that you then then you would need so we
will have a few more things to talk
about so if you are in a foreign country
not a bad idea to have a few words to
know in their language so if you're
going to use South America you know it's
not a bad idea to know how to say I have
diabetes or where is the pharmacy and
stuff like that will probably save you a
lot of headache and and when you are out
traveling your mind may not be too much
into your diabetes care so you can set
alarms and you know to make sure that
you don't miss the time for your
medications and then also you're gonna
be more active you may be eating
different things than usual so it is
better to check your blood Sugar's more
frequently to avoid very high and very
low blood Sugar's if you have a
continuous glucose monitoring device
such as Dexcom or freestyle Libre or
Guardian whatever it may be it is going
to be really really handy
you're outside traveling also it's sugar
remedies that come no matter where you
are in the world you can call us text us
anytime since we are 24/7 available and
you will help us on your side when you
are traveling and not a bad idea also
you know having the travel enjoyable
enjoy your time but just do not ignore
your diabetes and also it's a no brainer
but it's also a good idea when you are
traveling if you are taking a 10 hour
transatlantic trip it is a good idea to
get up and walk every hour every two
hours because with diabetes you are at
higher risk for blood clots and the last
thing you want is having a problem now
having said that having a travel
insurance may be very handy if you're in
a country that you don't know what's
going on the health insurance etc you
want a us-based company to cover you
when you are outside the United States
also having a travel insurance per se
for the flight may be also important
just because if you cannot make it if
you have another health problem you can
be reimbursed for your for your expenses
and then of course you know have your
medications listed in your purse
somewhere so you carry it with you
suggest in case something happens they
can find it on you or it will be also be
helpful to you to remind yourself what
you're on in case you end up seeing a
doctor overseas and then carry some
snacks some sugar tablets just in case
you know you're you're tired and your
blood sugars are dropping in in those
scenarios you don't want to end up in a
foreign hospital you know you just try
to avoid low blood sugars as much as
possible having said that follow us and
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