Prepping For Travel With Diabetes

October 12, 2021 @ 2:00 PM EDT

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What is the most common problem people have when traveling with diabetes?

I am going on a cruise soon; how can I resist temptation?

What amount of insulin or supplies should you take when traveling?

When you are on the road how difficult is it to transfer prescriptions?

If you have something like an Omnipod – what happens if the control fails?

About

To address challenges commonly faced by people living with type 2 diabetes, American Diabetes Association created Ask the Experts Q&A, a free educational series focused on diabetes management and the relationship between diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and heart failure. Open to all, participants can ask their questions to diabetes experts in a live Q&A session online or on the phone. Events are currently scheduled monthly through the end of 2021. Register for free at diabetes.org/experts, call 1-800-DIABETES (800-342-2383), or text “EXPERTS” to 833-TXT-LIVE (833-898-5483) to sign up for the series.

Ask the Experts: Prepping For Travel With Diabetes: By car, bus, train or plane—how do you plan for travel when you have diabetes? We’ll cover topics from taking a cooler full of food on your road trip, to eating out, to keeping your medication at the right temperature.

This series is presented by Know Diabetes by Heart, a collaboration between American Diabetes Association® and American Heart Association®. Unauthorized use prohibited.

Living With Diabetes: Ask the Experts Q&A