Diabetes Management In Travel
By editor | July 30, 2007
Your health professional can also prepare you for travel. Another resource is the International Travel Association. You may call the American Diabetes Association and get the number of a place in New York that will tell you the names and addresses of physicians in almost any part of the world. You can also find out what equipment is available in various countries in case you run out of supplies (but try not to). You should be able to say “I need a doctor” in the appropriate language. Traveling on planes and trains can be made much easier when you know what to eat, when to eat it, and whom to contact if special meals are desired.
June Biermann and Barbara Toohey, the initial developers of the SugarFree Centers, are two people who have looked at life’s obstacles as challenges. June has insulin-dependent diabetes, but this has never kept her from skiing the biggest mountain or exploring the farthest island. She has done this through self-management. Learning self-management means learning how your body responds to certain amounts of food, certain kinds of food, and certain amounts of diabetes medication. It also means knowing that if you have to take other medication for colds, flu, or other health problems, you plan for this with your health professional before you travel.
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