travel list
□ Oral hypoglycemic drugs and/or insulin and syringes, insulin pens and medicine storage devices. Prepare double portions according to the required quantity.
□ Glucose meter - replace the batteries with new ones before departure and bring a spare blood glucose meter with you.
□ Blood glucose test strips
□ Backup battery for blood glucose meter
□ Blood collection needle
□ Urine ketone test strips
□ Glucagon
□ Candy or other carbohydrates – treat hypoglycemia
□ Doctor’s prescription (insulin, syringes, other medicines)
□ Doctor’s letter
□ Water - 1 or 2 bottles of 500ml water
□ Quantitative food - bread, fruits, biscuits, vegetables, etc. Ask the relevant departments in advance whether there are any restrictions on bringing fruits and vegetables.
□ Snacks - biscuits, fruits, dried fruits, etc.
□ Alcohol swabs or other cleaners
□ Paper towels
□ Belt bag or backpack
□ Comfortable and good quality walking shoes – 2 pairs
□ First aid items—elastic bandages, gauze, fabric bandages, antibiotic ointments, etc.
□ Sharps storage device
□ Medicines to prevent and treat motion sickness and antidiarrheal medicines
□ Insulation bag
□ Painkillers—aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen
□ Insect repellent, sunscreen, sun umbrella, sunglasses
Patients using an insulin pump should also bring:
□ Backup battery
□ Spare infusion tube, medicine storage device, occlusive dressing
□ Alcohol, iodine tincture and other disinfectants
□ Antibiotic ointment
□ Any insulin preparation used to maintain basal insulin levels—insulin detemir, insulin glargine, or NPH (low protamine insulin)—especially if you don’t have a back-up insulin pump
□ Spare pump - contact the manufacturer, many manufacturers can provide rental pumps for patients traveling internationally.
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