Diabetes travel guide : How to travel with diabetes-anywhere in the world.
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A guide featuring complete how-to information on preparing and packing necessary supplies for a trip. An international glossary includes helpful, diabetes-specific phrases in five languages.
From preparation and packing right through to coping with an illness on a trip, the guide provides advice on how to :
- manage its medicines through interruptions in routine or time-zone changes;
- choose the right foods when eating away from home;
- prepare for taking different modes of transportation;
- handle increased physical demands on your body.
Helpful boxes and tables provide planning tips and easy reference throughout the book. A list of helpful phrases “May I please have some sugar or fruit juice or Coke?” and “Where may I buy medicine?” is at the back in Spanish, German, French, Italian, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese.
A chapter called “Planning for Special Situations” describes how to prepare for adventures like scuba diving, high-altitude hiking, and camping in the wilderness.
2nd Edition, by Davida F. Kruger
This publication is no longer available from American Diabetes Association as a free download but may be purchased from Amazon.com and other booksellers.
See also: Top 10 Diabetes Travel Tips from American Diabetes Association
and http://diabetictraveler.com/