I remember the days when I could just run in a car, not think twice, and go anywhere I randomly decided to go, stay as long as I wanted and not look back... OH, those were the days....before kids! WRONG! WRONG!
I HAVE NEVER HAD ONE OF THOSE DAYS! Being diabetic takes a LOT more planning than that...There is no random road trips (no surprises) on the adventure of life. I remember actually planning, packing and starting out on a particular journey! Got about 45 minutes into the drive when I realized I had left my diabetic meter behind. WE HAD TO TURN BACK...can't live without the meter (even worse would be my insulin or pump---oh the horror!).
It's even more of elaborate planning when a long trip is involved. I have to plan JUST HOW MUCH MEDICINE I will be taking with me. I realize this isn't really THAT big of a deal, EVERYONE has something to do to a degree (however, if I forget diapers, I can just run to the store and get them).
I should just be happy with what I do have. I only bring this up cause I do remember random trips with old college friends in which they would call me up and say "Hey, let's go to Vegas this weekend, get in the car." But, instead of just being easy going with it, I have to ask how long we are specifically going to be gone. I have to know if there will be a place to keep my insulin cool and not freezing. I think by the time I have everything packed to go with all my medicine, I have killed the buzz of the trip...It was just suppose to be a fun little escapade...
Not to mention, I have learned to plan for the unknown as well. Not only have I been on a trip, and my insulin broke, but during 9/11, I was so low on supplies, my supplies barely reached me when I needed them where I was staying in Chicago at the time! Things like that tend to make you want to pack Extra--and lots!
I was thinking about this today simply because we are planning a trip to the zoo today. I have to plan my gals out, but also myself. I have to pack enough "low food" (I can't stand paying what people ask at the zoo if I do get low), and make sure I have my medicine. (The link for low food makes me laugh. Really, glucose tabs? They taste like what I envision CHALK would taste like---when I am low, that is my chance to get some yummy food (not that you can't ever have the yummy food--a common misconception people think) and walking around the zoo all day long tends to cause sugars to get lower than usual).
I am so grateful that meters today aren't what they were when I first was diagnosed with diabetes. Not only are they half the size ( I am already bulky enough with my UHAUL Diaper bag), but they take half the time!
Hopefully it won't be too hot at the zoo today so my meter won't fry and not work (happens a LOT in the summer time). Wish me luck...will keep you posted how this adventure turned out!
If you're driving, pack a cooler with healthy foods and plenty of water to drink. Don't store insulin or diabetes medicine in direct sunlight or in a hot car; keep them in the cooler too. Glinate 120mg Tablet are good to keep the blood sugar in body controlled. dicuss with a doctor before taking the medicine .
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