Are you ready for a challenge? Then let’s take a trip together–just me, you, and diabetes. Another travel season is upon us, with all of the challenges and frustrations that it entails for those with type 1 and type 2 …
Category Archives: Travel
AskNadia: Type 1 Son Coming from Saudi Arabia to America
Dear Nadia,
My son was diagnosed with T1 when he was eight years old. He has been living in Saudi Arabia and getting excellent medical care from the time of his diagnosis. He started using an insulin pump at the …
Travel: Getting Comfortable Outside Your Comfort Zone
If there’s a common word people with diabetes use when their blood sugar drops or goes high, it’s “routine”–as in, “Whenever I get away from my routine, that’s when I get into trouble.” For most of us, traveling isn’t part …
Keeping Your Feet Fit for Travel
You’re at your destination and ready to see what there is to see. The real question is this: Are you ready to walk?
For people with diabetes, this can be a complicated question. Those who’ve dealt with the disease for …
9 Safe Driving Tips
An estimated 34 million Americans will be on the road during Labor Day weekend, many of them with type 2 diabetes. Road travel can interfere with blood sugar management and lead to low blood sugar, which can cause serious complications, …
