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Hi there - just take the insulin with you. It can stay out of the fridge for a month, so find a fridge for your spare insulin (hotels, friends). Or take a Frio pack (you submerge them in cold water and they keep insulin cool). Getting insulin out there will be expensive (I have diabetic Type 1...

Hello! It may be because you’re treating your hypos with sugar, which gets in and out of your system quickly. I’ve always treated the hypo with sugar AND had a small biscuit so that my blood sugars over a longer period stay at a good level rather than them dropping again once the sugar is in...

Exercise more and eat fewer calories. The 'secret' to weight loss is simply burning more calories than you consume. That's it. The number of calories your body burns each day depends on a few factors (age, gender etc). For example, I used an online calculator to work out I naturally burn about...

EXACTLY. It takes two to make a baby, stop putting the blame and limitations on women [emoji36]

Sleeping the usually amount (at least 7 hours per day, usually 8) and waking up between 6-8 each day. At least 2l of water per day too! It occurred to me perhaps altitude (for the last 10 days I have been around 3000m above sea level) although I can't find much in Google to explain why this...

If you drink, just remember that your levels will likely go up before they crash down. Don't be afraid to eat something before bed if you do end up getting drunk (every stag and hen do I've been on won't let you not drink lol).

And I started taking malarone yesterday, so that won't be it! No other extra meds.

Started about one week in, changed vial in second week to no avail. Not particularly stressed. Hormones never usually affect me can't see why they would when I'm abroad!

Ahhh, gotcha!

Hello! Regarding your high after a meal, that's totally normal if you're type 1. Even if you give yourself the right insulin, your levels will creep up 1-3 points within the two hours following your meal - mainly because insulin and food absorbtion doing 100% coincide. If it's more than 3 points...

1. When I wake up 2. Before lunch 3. Before dinner 4. Before the gym 5. 2 hours after the gym 6. Right before bed + before I have a snack it if I feel low or high. No more than 10 times per day, maximum.

Thanks for the quick reply! I've only been traveling three weeks so far and I've switched my vials, but it hasn't made a difference :-(

Hi everyone, I've had diabetes for nearly 30 years and a year ago did the DAPHNE course, so my diabetes is usually very well controlled. I'm currently travelling in South America (nothing new, I travel a lot) and my sugar levels have suddey become totally uncontrollable, either way too high or...