Have Pump, Will Travel

1

The pump will change my entire packing process! Summer trip is a comin’ up (Austria and the Czech Republic) – how and what do I pack for a three week trip to foreign places? The floor is open for suggestions…

2

That’s a good question. Let’s see:

  1. Double up on everything: put half of everything you will need in your carry-on and the other half in your checked-in luggage.
  2. Bring TWO meters: believe it or not, in a trip to Europe (Spain) we did in 2005, Manuel had his meter stolen and it cost us A LOT to get a new one. Put one of the meters in your carry-on and the other… :slight_smile:
  3. Bring batteries for everything.
  4. Make sure to have a letter from your endo indicating you are diabetic, etc.

That’s all I can think of (for now).

3

How would I calculate infusion sets. Should I just assume I’ll change every 2 days (for safety’s sake) and double that? Also, do you guys take syringes, etc…just in case?

4

Absolutely take syringes…you can’t be too careful. Assume the worst and hope it doesn’t happen. I recently made a traveling post on my blog with a list and everything!

hope it helps, and have an incredible trip!