Diabetics travelling
Aebi, A.; Golay, A.
Revue Medicale Suisse 1(19): 1276-1279
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 1660-9379 PMID: 15962625 Document Number: 589264
As anyone else, diabetic patients are confronted to professional or private travels. This article is meant to gather some practical recommendations to allow patients to travel safely. All travels must be thoroughly prepared and diabetes must stabilised at best before departure. To avoid severe hypoglycaemias and ketosis are the medical objectives. It is therefore essential that patients take with them their injection material and a sufficient carbohydrate back up. The prevention of diarrheas and vomiting, as well as the adaptation of treatment to jet-lag and all kind of physical activity are necessary to have a nice travel. Some specific aspects of travelling by car, boat or plane are discussed.