Diabetic help needed
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Diabetic help needed
My wife and I are planning a 3000 mile trip in September. She is a type two diabetic. My question for you that have diabetes and are on insulin is how do you keep it cool while on road trips?
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You can keep it cool with ice packs in a small cooler. Get a lunch sized (think sandwich sized) pack and refreeze the ice packs when you stop for the night.
Make sure you put new batteries in the glucometer and keep them from getting too hot as well. Pack extra syringes as well.
More important will be to carry her prescriptions with her just in case something goes wrong. That way you could get more insulin and syringes without jumping through a million hoops.
Have fun and enjoy the trip!
Make sure you put new batteries in the glucometer and keep them from getting too hot as well. Pack extra syringes as well.
More important will be to carry her prescriptions with her just in case something goes wrong. That way you could get more insulin and syringes without jumping through a million hoops.
Have fun and enjoy the trip!
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You didn't say what kind of bike your going on...if you have a dresser you could put a 12 volt cooler in the tour pack
http://cgi.ebay.com/KOOLATRON-12-VOL...tem#vi-content
http://cgi.ebay.com/KOOLATRON-12-VOL...tem#vi-content
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My son is type 1 and carries an insulin pen. It's much easier to deal with during his busy day. It's also a lot more important to make frequent stops so she keeps hydrated if you are riding in the heat.
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I think his question is how type 1 diabetics keep their insulin cool when on bike trips. His wife is a type 2 & takes pills. My daughter is a type 1 but doesn't ride. I would think a tiny cooler or thermos to hold the insulin carried in your bags would work. Oldschoolmedic has it covered.
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I think his question is how type 1 diabetics keep their insulin cool when on bike trips. His wife is a type 2 & takes pills. My daughter is a type 1 but doesn't ride. I would think a tiny cooler or thermos to hold the insulin carried in your bags would work. Oldschoolmedic has it covered.
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I thought insulin dependent was type 1 but I may be wrong. But I think the OP was just wondering how type 1 diabetics keep their insulin cold. I don't think his wife uses insulin but I may be wrong again.
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Nope, being type 1 or type 2 has nothing to do with being dependent on shooting insulin. Though there are a lot of type 2 that can get by on pills but some would control it better by using insulin.