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09/17/09 03:03 PM

"I will be travelling to Hawaii from California. I'm concerned about how to hand by insulin shots due to the 3 hour time difference?"
Asked By: sdgirl3364  
Category: Type 1

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09/18/09 07:19 PM

Dear sdgirl3364, You didn't state what type(s) of insulin you take. This is very important for me to give you a correct answer. If you are on Lantus, continue to take it at the same time you take it at home. If you are also on short acting insulin, continue to take that prior to meals. If you are on 70/30 insulin, you need to take that before your breakfast and supper.
Answered By: Janice Fisher
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09/26/09 09:01 PM

sdgirl, i do a lot of traveling to other time zones and countries. I am a type 1 diabetic and here are some tricks that I use. I take humalog for fast acting insulin, and follow your normal carb to insulin ratio at meal time. Basically no change. I take lantus for all day insulin. I take my shot at 9 pm everyday. when I travel I continue to take my lantus shot at 9 pm when I am in the new time zone. You will be without lantus for 3 hr, but keeping my mental schedule is much easier than trying to make the time adjustments. I also pack all of my insulin pens and other supplies in a soft small cooler with an ice pack. Very easy to carry through airports and every hotel has a refirgerator. You may have to ask the people at the front desk, but I have found them to be very helpful even overseas. Enjoy your trip that is the most important thing!
Answered By: drsdcrow
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09/26/09 09:01 PM

sdgirl, i do a lot of traveling to other time zones and countries. I am a type 1 diabetic and here are some tricks that I use. I take humalog for fast acting insulin, and follow your normal carb to insulin ratio at meal time. Basically no change. I take lantus for all day insulin. I take my shot at 9 pm everyday. when I travel I continue to take my lantus shot at 9 pm when I am in the new time zone. You will be without lantus for 3 hr, but keeping my mental schedule is much easier than trying to make the time adjustments. I also pack all of my insulin pens and other supplies in a soft small cooler with an ice pack. Very easy to carry through airports and every hotel has a refirgerator. You may have to ask the people at the front desk, but I have found them to be very helpful even overseas. Enjoy your trip that is the most important thing!
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