Travelling with type 1

[Lillylucas]

Hi,
I'm travelling to the Dominican Republic in a couple of weeks and was wondering if anyone had advice on managing injections with a 4 hour time difference, they are 4 hours behind us. My flight is at midday, 9 hours, and im really trying to avoid the pifalls of highs and lows whilst i adjust. I'm on Novorapid and Lantus

Thank you in advance

 

[HOBIE]

Be as active as you can, Keep Hydrated (water) keep checking BG. Enjoy ! 🙂

 

[Robin]

Hi,
I'm travelling to the Dominican Republic in a couple of weeks and was wondering if anyone had advice on managing injections with a 4 hour time difference, they are 4 hours behind us. My flight is at midday, 9 hours, and im really trying to avoid the pifalls of highs and lows whilst i adjust. I'm on Novorapid and Lantus

Thank you in advance

For a four hour time difference, I'd do one of two things, depending on when you normally take your Lantus. Either shunt it back an hour a day for a few days before you go, you won’t notice the difference as it’s running out by the end of 24hrs anyway, or just adjust to local time when you get there and deal with any tendency for your blood glucose figure to have crept up a notch by doing a correction dose with Novorapid.
The third option would be to keep your Lantus injection to the same time as at home, keeping a watch set to home time so you don’t get muddled. (This isn’t any good if it would mean your injection would fall in the middle of the night, or while you are out enjoying yourself!)

 

[trophywench]

I have done precisely what you are about to do!

You get there around 6pm (though 10pm for you) hence it will soon be time for dinner - so get transferred and checked in pdq, have some dinner and bolus accordingly. By now it's getting on for midnight or past that so bed calls else you won't get enough sleep. Or don't have any dinner and go to bed early there - then you defo won't oversleep!

Just play it by ear and enjoy!

 

[SB2015]

If I was in that position I think that I would ‘fudge’ the four hours when you get there using corrections of Novorapid at the first evening meal, then switch to local times. Enjoy the holiday and then on your return your night time jab would be too early , so delay it a bit, and possibly apply a small reduction that first night to take account of this.
Whatever you do just keep a careful watch on BG.