What to pack

Remember to keep all your diabetes supplies in your hand luggage.

Hypoglycaemic treatment
Two blood monitoring devices and replacement batteries
Two blood ketone meters and replacement batteries
Enough blood glucose and blood ketone strips
Finger pricker and spare lancets
If you use Sensors, take sufficient for duration of the trip
Glucagon emergency kit
Cool bags/frio wallets
Complex carbohydrates in case meals are missed or in the event of flight delays

Insulin injections

Ensure you have enough insulin vials and pens for twice the duration of the trip.

Pump therapy

You will need enough cannulae and reservoirs for twice the normal number of set changes. Remember to take both short acting and long acting insulin (Novorapid and Lantus) in the event your pump malfunctions while you are away. Ensure you have enough insulin for twice the duration of the trip and replacement pens for the types of insulin you use. Some companies offer a loan of an additional, spare pump for going on holiday. If you are interested in this, then be sure to contact the pump manufacturer well in advance of your holiday as this can take some time to arrange.

Documents

Contact numbers of the Paediatric diabetes team
Insurance information
Travel letter

If travelling in the USA and Canada (Federal Aviation Administration), ensure that you have the original labelled box in which the insulin or insulin vial was prescribed as a proof of identity of the drug. Also ensure that blood glucose and blood ketone meter strips and lancets for finger pricker have legible manufacturers name on them. Pens should be identified as insulin pens and if carrying a glucagon kit it should also have a label on it. Also take a copy of a prescription with you.

Be prepared and have a great trip.