20 Things a Diabetic Needs to Do Before and During Travel
| November 2, 2016
12. Always, Always, ALWAYS Carry a Snack
Travel is nothing if not flexible, which means your regular meals could be thrown off, you might be exercising more than normal, or the general excitement might send your sugars spiraling. Sometimes you just plain won’t have access to food. Carry sugar tablets and/or snacks on your person at all times. (I can’t tell you how often my sister or I have almost had a disaster halfway through a hike to an Italian village or at the entrance to a castle. Speaking of…)
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