Travel help please

[Peapod87]

Hey guys

Just in airport atm and panicking about my trip. So I'm off to New York. Took my levemir at 7.30am British time but gonna stick to British times even if i have to wake up in middle of night coz seems a bit easier. Am I right in thinking then when in new York around 14.30pm I'll take my levemir again? And then my morning dose will be at 2.30am??

Help would be so appreciated thank you xxxxx

 

[Robin]

New York is 5 hrs behind us at the moment, so that's right, you'd take your 7.30pm dose of Levemir at 2.30pm New York time. There wouldn't be any harm in wiggling your 'morning' dose which (will now be 2.30 am) a couple of hours earlier, so as not to disrupt your sleep so much.

 

[Copepod]

Sorry, wasn't online when you posted. My tip for crossing time zones is to have a digital watch which shows two times, so can leave one on BST or GMT (depending on time of year) and the other on loal time. If your watch doesn't have this facility, then you could buy a cheap spare watch.
How long will you be in New York? If more than a couple of days, I'd prefer to adjust injection times to get more normal sleep, but that's a personal decision. The times I've flown across the Atlantic, I've always been to Latin America and spent anything from 2 weeks to 4 months, and wouldn't bother going for less time, but that's just me, prefering long treks / expeditions to city breaks.

 

[Peapod87]

Thanks so much guys. It's not been too bad I've wiggled the times a bit so now doing my levemir at 12.00 and 00.00 so a bit earlier than 2.30am. Think i panicked as is first long haul flight but all good

 

[Browser]

Slightly off topic but I'm off to Spain soon for the first time since being diagnosed with Type 2. Am I likely to have any problems carrying monitor lancets in my carry on baggage?

 

[Amigo]

Slightly off topic but I'm off to Spain soon for the first time since being diagnosed with Type 2. Am I likely to have any problems carrying monitor lancets in my carry on baggage?

I've certainly had no problems carrying lancets in carry on luggage. It's something they expect and have no problems with.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I'm not sure my body would react well to this.

My basal pattern (or injection timing when on MDI) is tweaked and adjusted to the daily rhythm of waking, sleeping etc, so when I move time zones I generally shift my basal pattern/injections to 'local time' as soon as I can. This allows my body to adjust, and I simply have one slightly chaotic day (which is usually going to be chaotic/unpredictable anyway as travelling/waking early/dealing with airport stress) then I can settle down to the new rhythm of day and night while away and then switch back to UK time during the return journey.

Personally I don't think my body will remember that 4pm in some far flung corner of the world is supposed to be bedtime in the UK.

 

[Browser]

I've certainly had no problems carrying lancets in carry on luggage. It's something they expect and have no problems with.

Thanks, Amigo.