pippaandben
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
Firstly all airports accepted my word or my diabetes bag and didn't check it or look at Dr letter. Noticed in the Monarch airline magazine that they have a sharps box on board for needle disposal ( for free!!) Just ring the bell.
No problems except attempting to estimate carbs when eating out evenings. I took a McDonalds and Wetherspoon menu sheet with me as a guide but I think the sauces were the main problem. I had also written out basics like pasta/pizza/chips!! I tweaked my basal by half unit the first week and then another half the second. I don't know why readings are supposed to go down in the heat - mine never have. I think my body uses the insulin up quicker before the food hits my bloodstream. But at least I was not running in the high teens as I did on the mix. Mornings on average 7-9 which really pleased me and only a couple in the high 4s during the day.
Please can someone give me another 2 weeks on the Red Sea so I can confirm my findings as I'm sure it is very reasonable research
No problems except attempting to estimate carbs when eating out evenings. I took a McDonalds and Wetherspoon menu sheet with me as a guide but I think the sauces were the main problem. I had also written out basics like pasta/pizza/chips!! I tweaked my basal by half unit the first week and then another half the second. I don't know why readings are supposed to go down in the heat - mine never have. I think my body uses the insulin up quicker before the food hits my bloodstream. But at least I was not running in the high teens as I did on the mix. Mornings on average 7-9 which really pleased me and only a couple in the high 4s during the day.
Please can someone give me another 2 weeks on the Red Sea so I can confirm my findings as I'm sure it is very reasonable research
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