Hi Jan ... take some time to visit Niagara-On-The-Lake and the Falls

from the Canadian side.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi. If you're looking for tips on how to get thru customs and security. I flew to the us when everyone still had 9/11 in their thoughts. I was told to get a dr's note.....saying that I am diabetic and required my insulin on me in the plane. I did that but was never even asked about it. Funny. I had my insulin pen with extra syringes and a little pocket knife in my purse. ( I forgot to take it out before I left). But I would recommend gettting the dr's note. And when I'm anyplace hot I carry a little mini cooler bag, which I usually carry with a cold diet soda to keep it cool while I'm out.

 

Happy travels!

 

erika

 

thanks will try to put that on our itineray.  jan

Hi Julie, thanks for your reply, yes i would like some info on airport procedures, i will be carrying a letter from my doctor and quite a lot of insulin, and have tried to organise our travelling for keeping insulin cool, i am purchasing the gel pockets that you submerge in water to keep cool between destinations with refrigerators, how do you keep your insulin cool in the hot weather, as we will be travelling in the summer months.???  jan

thanks for that erika

Hi Mary B - thanks for the tips,  im travelling from New Zealand and will be in the states for four months, hence my concern.  tks jan

thanks

 

Okay.

1. I would get a FRIO bag.. actually several of them. They will keep your insulin cold. and to activate them, one only needs to get them wet with cold tap water.

2. Get travelers insurance, for emergencies do happen, and we do not have a national health system (thank g-d). And medications and hospital visits are very expensive for one without insurance or any coverage

3. Make sure that someone whom you are traveling with KNOWS you have diabetes and use insulin and they can also hold onto some of your supplies

4. DIABETES medical alert bracelet. Just incase you pass out from either a hypo or a high.

5. Enough supplies to DOUBLE the amount of time that you will be here... Say you will be here the 4 months. You should bring 8 months worth of supplies.. syringes, strips, insulin, or if you are on a pump, pump supplies.

6. When you stay in a hotel/motel, make sure that they have a small fridge to keep your supplies stashed while you are in that location as we do get hot. (does not matter where in the US, we are in summer, therefore we will get hot).

7. I personally would if I were you, while you are in the states, purchess a toss and go phone.. a prepaid mobile, which you can pick up really cheep here, minutes might not be, but some you can get for less than 20 us dollars (target/walmart has a trac phone for 14.99 with 10 free minutes).

 

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