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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kitedoc" data-source="post: 1963816" data-attributes="member: 468714">Hi [USER=188099]@Michelle6557[/USER], We have all made or nearly made some mistake with our diabetes kit. Acquaintance of mine was 6 hours out of port on a cruise ship before he realised he had forgotten to pack his insulin.Good on you for doing your homework and finding the closest source in time and place for obtaining needles.I cannot give you medical advice but can state what the plan I used to have when on multiple injections of insulin per day (I am currently on an insulin pump): keep fluids up overnight, avoid eating food, test BSLs every 2 hours and if rising above 18 to 20 mmol/l consider going to the nearest hospital. Also if I had a glucose meter that could measure blood ketones with a special ketone strip a BSL > 15 mol/l with ketones  > 0.6 go straight to hospitalOnce I was able to take insulin and in the morning (and assuming I could not contact my DSN or doctor), take the daily long acting insulin at the usual dose, or the morning's long acting insulin if on a split am/pm long-acting doses of insulin regimeTake short acting bolus insulin with usual breakfast but increase the dose according to BSL plus 20%.Monitor BSLs every 2 to 4 hoursAgain that was just my emergency plan, it may or may not suit you.Also importantly do not berate yourself. Be kind to yourself. I used to leave spare syringes and needles, glucose tablets  in my travel bag at a time when I was travelling frequently, and place big signs on the fridge and the inside of the front door about packing the insulin on the morning or evening before travel.One cannot exactly tie a needle or syringe around one's finger as a reminder!!Best Wishes for a smooth recovery.</blockquote>

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