Hi all,
Just wanting to get some advice regarding travelling for long periods of time and being a diabetic. I've travelled before but only ever for 4-5 weeks so I ensured I had enough supplies for this time and haven't had a problem.
However I'm starting to get the travel bug and I'm thinking of possibly travelling for a year although where I'm not a 100% decided as I'm unsure if it's possible.
I was wondering what experiences people have had in this situation and what the cost of supplies has been as I am clueless what money I would need to save for this. Currently I am on humalog vials which I use in a medtronic insulin pump. Obviously I would need to take humalog pens and lantus pens as a back up, alongside needles, test strips, back up meter, back up pump, glucagon and hypo stop gel. On top of that would be my medtronic pump supplies to.
Any help or advice would be brilliant as there doesn't seem to be much on google other than advising to take enough supplies with you which just isn't possible if going for a year.
Thanks
Helen
Just wanting to get some advice regarding travelling for long periods of time and being a diabetic. I've travelled before but only ever for 4-5 weeks so I ensured I had enough supplies for this time and haven't had a problem.
However I'm starting to get the travel bug and I'm thinking of possibly travelling for a year although where I'm not a 100% decided as I'm unsure if it's possible.
I was wondering what experiences people have had in this situation and what the cost of supplies has been as I am clueless what money I would need to save for this. Currently I am on humalog vials which I use in a medtronic insulin pump. Obviously I would need to take humalog pens and lantus pens as a back up, alongside needles, test strips, back up meter, back up pump, glucagon and hypo stop gel. On top of that would be my medtronic pump supplies to.
Any help or advice would be brilliant as there doesn't seem to be much on google other than advising to take enough supplies with you which just isn't possible if going for a year.
Thanks
Helen