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  1. charlie_bloodsugarbeat

    Need some advice and opinions on travelling with diabetes - new product

    Hello! I have been travelling for the past two and a half years and I write a blog all about it now because I've received so many questions in relation to these kinds of predicaments! I simply manage with frio packs. Here's how: frio packs can be "reactivated" at any time by simply submerging...
  2. charlie_bloodsugarbeat

    Around the world on a motorcycle

    Hi there, I personally haven't done a motorbike trip (I have one in the works) but I have been travelling as a lifestyle for the past two and a half years and I write a blog specifically about travelling long term with diabetes to encourage type 1 diabetics to get out there and do exactly this...
  3. charlie_bloodsugarbeat

    New member, here to support and encourage!

    Thanks fred and mrspuddleduck (cute name). Novorapidboi - you can find out more information about how I roll on my about me page. In terms getting my insulin when travelling If you are going away for 3 months >, an NHS doctor is legally allowed to prescribe you up to three months worth of...
  4. charlie_bloodsugarbeat

    Travel Advice Needed

    Hi msprim, 1. Yes: if you have a pre-existing condition (diabetes), you have to go through an extra medical screening. There you will declare your medical condition and relevant details. If you don't declare your condition, it will invalidate your policy. NB, not all travel insurance providers...
  5. charlie_bloodsugarbeat

    New member, here to support and encourage!

    Hi, I'm Charlie (girl) - I'm a type 1 diabetic, 8 years and counting, and I'm here to remind everybody that you don't have to let it hold you back! I've been traveling for the past 2 and a half years, from India to Brazil, Brazil to Slovenia, Slovenia to Hawaii. I am a mountaineer, surfer...