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<blockquote data-quote="KarenG" data-source="post: 1855455" data-attributes="member: 171621"><p>Hi!</p><p></p><p>First and most important don’t worry. I’ve been T1D for 40 years and have travelled a lot during that time (30 ish trips to USA).</p><p></p><p>My hints and tips:</p><p></p><p>Do take a letter stating you need to carry sharps. I’ve almost never been asked for it, except once at Charles de Gaulle (Paris), Gatwick, and Toulouse (France). My guess is that they would probably have let me on the plane without it, but having it gave me peace of mind. I only got it in the first place as we were due to fly to Florida two days after the person caused a world wide security incident with the syringe - ironically nobody asked for the letter then!</p><p></p><p>Take enough supplies for double your trip, just in case. If you’re travelling with someone else, split them half and half (just in case)</p><p></p><p>Test, test, test. BG can be unpredictable with different routines / weather / food etc</p><p></p><p>I see the advice about the two watches but personally I don’t follow that for a five hour time difference. For basal instead I gradually adjust the timing of the week or so leading up to the trip to get onto ‘holiday’ time. For example I do two split nasal doses at 11am and 11pm and I would hate to be on a four pm and four am dosing regime in New England. Instead I’d ‘move’ the times gradually before hand, creeping forward or back by an hour a day before I flew. That was I’m on ‘normal’ time when I land in the US.</p><p></p><p>Never go anywhere without hypo treatment. Really bizarrely I seem to send up going low at immigration every time, no matter what I do!</p><p></p><p>Frio wallets are loved by many to keep insulin cool.</p><p></p><p>Have a wonderful trip!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KarenG, post: 1855455, member: 171621"] Hi! First and most important don’t worry. I’ve been T1D for 40 years and have travelled a lot during that time (30 ish trips to USA). My hints and tips: Do take a letter stating you need to carry sharps. I’ve almost never been asked for it, except once at Charles de Gaulle (Paris), Gatwick, and Toulouse (France). My guess is that they would probably have let me on the plane without it, but having it gave me peace of mind. I only got it in the first place as we were due to fly to Florida two days after the person caused a world wide security incident with the syringe - ironically nobody asked for the letter then! Take enough supplies for double your trip, just in case. If you’re travelling with someone else, split them half and half (just in case) Test, test, test. BG can be unpredictable with different routines / weather / food etc I see the advice about the two watches but personally I don’t follow that for a five hour time difference. For basal instead I gradually adjust the timing of the week or so leading up to the trip to get onto ‘holiday’ time. For example I do two split nasal doses at 11am and 11pm and I would hate to be on a four pm and four am dosing regime in New England. Instead I’d ‘move’ the times gradually before hand, creeping forward or back by an hour a day before I flew. That was I’m on ‘normal’ time when I land in the US. Never go anywhere without hypo treatment. Really bizarrely I seem to send up going low at immigration every time, no matter what I do! Frio wallets are loved by many to keep insulin cool. Have a wonderful trip!! [/QUOTE]
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