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Diabetes and Travel

ADA Twitter Chat: Diabetes and Travel

Diabetes and travel are kind of like oil and water: they don’t exactly mix. There are a number of factors that can influence how a person with diabetes and their supplies fare when traveling by bus, car, plane, or train. As a result, there are countless questions that arise when prepping for a big trip: will my supplies be stored safely?
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What You Should Know About Flying with an Insulin Pump

What You Should Know About Flying with an Insulin Pump

Enter every pumper's least welcome buddy - the air bubble. Your insulin pump (regardless of make or model) cannot elegantly handle the pressure changes during ascent and descent and is moving air bubbles and insulin into your body without ever recording evidence of it.
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Road Trip with Diabetes: What Can I Eat?

Road Trip with Diabetes: What Can I Eat?

The obvious solution to managing a road trip with diabetes is, of course, to plan ahead and pack snacks. But that’s not so easy when you’re staying in hotels without kitchen facilities. And it’s pretty hard to explain to hungry, cranky kids why you’re thinking of driving 30 miles out of the way to find a store that sells expensive containers of sliced cucumbers when “look!” there’s a 0.96 cent donut for sale down the street.
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The Spa at Norwich Inn: A Healthy Vacation

The Spa at Norwich Inn in Norwich, Connecticut, offers various programs for health and wellness, and I went there wondering what services it could provide for clients with diabetes.
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Understanding Privilege: D-Dad Volunteers for Life for a Child

There are no funds for blood glucose meters or strips so Dr. Pendsey guesstimates insulin doses by age and weight. Preliminary results from a baseline study led by Drs. Zuijdwijk, Ahmet and Pendsey suggest suggests that average A1Cs are very high. LFAC supports about 100 of the Dream Trust’s patients, and is always trying to do more.
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