Successful two week trek in Himalayas

[Sals75]

Have just got back from trekking in Nepal for two weeks and cannot tell you how chuffed I am that I made it through unscathed! I had booked my trip before being diagnosed type 2 in October. So many people said I was stupid for still going but I was determined not to let diabetes stop me. The trek was tough, in very remote regions and I did have a few hypos whilst there which was new for me and a bit frightening. I went there as a colleague and I were providing two days of teacher training to 20 Nepali teachers. Great experience and the local communities made us so welcome. I asked them what treatment villagers would get as diabetics....the answer was nothing. Made me realise how totally fortunate we are here in the U.K.
I now have experience of using Frio packs so if anyone wants any advice please feel free to ask. They were amazing; totally effective in extreme weathers.

 

[Northerner]

Sounds wonderful Sals, glad to hear you had such a great time! 🙂 I remember asking on my diabetes course shortly after I was diagnosed 'what happens in countries where they can't afford the insulin?' the answer was 'they die' Really does make you realise how fortunate we are here. Fred Banting wanted his discovery to be freely available to all who needed it, but the biotech companies found ways to charge

 

[Matt Cycle]

Excellent Sals. What a fantastic and rewarding experience that must have been. 🙂

 

[grovesy]

Glad you had a successful trip.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

So pleased you went Sals and even more pleased you returned unscathed, some lovely memories to last a lifetime 🙂

 

[Flower]

What an amazing adventure Sals and great to hear your D behaved in the main 🙂

It is very sobering to think T1 is still a death sentence in parts of the world we are a very fortunate bunch.

 

[Steff]

Sounds amazing sals.glad your back safe to. X

 

[Sals75]

Really was sobering to hear there would be no treatment for diabetes. Even something as simple as an ear infection doesn't get treatment. Our 17 year old porter had had an ear infection for 5 years. He was using a feather to clean his ear each morning on our trek. Our guide paid for him to get treatment when we reached a village big enough to have a medical centre. He had been in pain for so long.

 

[Ljc]

When I hear things like that , it really brings it home to me how lucky we are.
I am glad your back unscathed.
I don't see why having D should hold us back, obviously their are some professions or things where it would be unwise if on meds that cause hypo's, I mean I wouldn't like to go climb a mountain (not that I would as I'm not good with heights)

 

[New-journey]

Have just got back from trekking in Nepal for two weeks and cannot tell you how chuffed I am that I made it through unscathed! I had booked my trip before being diagnosed type 2 in October. So many people said I was stupid for still going but I was determined not to let diabetes stop me. The trek was tough, in very remote regions and I did have a few hypos whilst there which was new for me and a bit frightening. I went there as a colleague and I were providing two days of teacher training to 20 Nepali teachers. Great experience and the local communities made us so welcome. I asked them what treatment villagers would get as diabetics....the answer was nothing. Made me realise how totally fortunate we are here in the U.K.
I now have experience of using Frio packs so if anyone wants any advice please feel free to ask. They were amazing; totally effective in extreme weathers.

Wow, how inspiring and well done for doing so well and not letting diabetes stop you.
I will probably be in Arizona in Septemebr and will come back to you for a lesson in Frio packs, thanks.
We are so lucky here to have treatment which is free, am very grateful and would love to work to help others less fortunate in the world to get insulin.