[Diabetics travelling].
As anyone else, diabetic patients are confronted to professional or private travels. This article is meant to gather some practical recommendations to allow patients to travel safely. All travels must be thoroughly prepared and diabetes must stabilised at best before departure. To avoid severe hypoglycaemias and ketosis are the medical objectives. It is therefore essential that patients take with them their injection material and a sufficient carbohydrate back up. The prevention of diarrheas and vomiting, as well as the adaptation of treatment to jet-lag and all kind of physical activity are necessary to have a nice travel. Some specific aspects of travelling by car, boat or plane are discussed.
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Service d'enseignement thérapeutique pour maladies chroniques HUG, 1211 Genève 14.
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D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D014195:Travel