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<blockquote data-quote="scottishkate" data-source="post: 22631" data-attributes="member: 8643"><p>Hi Paul,</p><p></p><p>You're trip sounds totally exciting - very jealous :mrgreen: </p><p></p><p>As greenmonkey says it's a very good idea to get little cards made up in different languages explaining what you are carrying - especially useful for airport security. I got some foreign students at my uni to do it for me. I travelled around India for 6 months (solo, 18 years old, type 1 - I thought I knew it all!) and never had any major problems. Before I went I found out the names of the major hospitals (you can usually find out the name of a diabetic doctor by doing a bit of research) just in case I got into trouble. I took loads of insulin with me in a frio bag and when I got to each hotel (hotel? that's a joke - try a grotty hostel!) I got then to put most of it in whatever fridge they had available. Mostly, people were more than happy to help. I also took a ridiculous amount of test strips (if your strips come in little bottles of 25 then decant one bottle into another to save space - making sure the calibration numbers are the same of course). Make sure you carry lots of glucose with you especially if your on long road or train trips. Always carry a credit card - most meds can be bought. </p><p></p><p>But most of all, enjoy what's going to be one of the best experiences of your life <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>Katie.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scottishkate, post: 22631, member: 8643"] Hi Paul, You're trip sounds totally exciting - very jealous :mrgreen: As greenmonkey says it's a very good idea to get little cards made up in different languages explaining what you are carrying - especially useful for airport security. I got some foreign students at my uni to do it for me. I travelled around India for 6 months (solo, 18 years old, type 1 - I thought I knew it all!) and never had any major problems. Before I went I found out the names of the major hospitals (you can usually find out the name of a diabetic doctor by doing a bit of research) just in case I got into trouble. I took loads of insulin with me in a frio bag and when I got to each hotel (hotel? that's a joke - try a grotty hostel!) I got then to put most of it in whatever fridge they had available. Mostly, people were more than happy to help. I also took a ridiculous amount of test strips (if your strips come in little bottles of 25 then decant one bottle into another to save space - making sure the calibration numbers are the same of course). Make sure you carry lots of glucose with you especially if your on long road or train trips. Always carry a credit card - most meds can be bought. But most of all, enjoy what's going to be one of the best experiences of your life :D Katie. [/QUOTE]
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