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To reduce stress when we want to travel, we must plan ahead. And this is very important especially for a diabetic person. Here you have 5 travel tips especially for diabetics that are simple to implement and very important to keep diabetes in check.
1. Get a pre-trip check. You have to be sure that your A1C blood sugar levels, your blood pressure, and your cholesterol levels are fine.
Apart from learning how to say Hello and Thank you very much, you have to learn some specific phrases for diabetics in the local language, such as "I have diabetes" if "I need sugar".
2. You need to have a medical identification where it says that you have diabetes as well as your doctor's name and phone number and of course the medication you take.
3. Take all your medication in hand luggage. Many times the checked luggage is lost. You don't have to risk your diabetes medication by putting it in the main equipage.
4. All medication must be kept in its original boxes and with the pharmacy labels. In this way, you will avoid misunderstandings that you carry drugs if you use insulin, syringes.
5. You have to take care of into the time zone changes and this especially when modifying your watch. You may need to change your medication schedules and this is because if you travel to the east your day is shortened and if you travel to the north your day is lengthened.
Well, you see: traveling does not have to be traumatic. With a good attitude and a little planning before the trip, you can make things go very well
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