In an emergency all they will need to know is that she is a Diabetic Type 1 and what her medication/dose etc is.
All of this can be recorded using something such as Medic Alert or similar and she should then wear a braclet / dog tag, or carry a card with the details of who to contact via an International phone number. The organisation would then relay all the relevant information.
Take your prescription with you. Lantus and Novorapid are widely used here in France (and identical to that used in the UK)
It is possible that some doctors and paramedics could get confused if you tell them blood glucose levels in mmol/l as in the UK.
In France they are almost unique in measuring glucose in g/l (not mg/dl as in the US)
5mmol/l on your daughters meter would need to be mulitpied by 0.18 to produce 0.9g/l
There is a chart here that you could print off (just in case) http://www.diabsurf.com/Sim/SimImp/Itypcvr.php
Don't forget the European health card and be prepared to have to pay for anything needed upfront and then claim the money back using the form you are given by the doctor . http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcare ... rance.aspx
Hi,
I live in France and for my first year of being a diabetic i was on novorapid and lantus, they are identical. Also for the levels they are in mg/dl = 18 * mmol.