Diabetes and travel.
This article encapsulates pragmatic advice that is necessary to ensure safe travel for people with diabetes. Written in simple words, it empowers the primary care physician to answer questions that are frequently asked by patients planning travel. It includes discussion on insulin dose adjustment, self monitoring, foot care and sick day management.
Consultant Diabetologist, Department of Diabetology, SIUT, Karachi, Pakistan.
Fatema
F
Jawad
Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital & BRIDE, Karnal, India.
Sanjay
S
Kalra
D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin; D049528:Insulin, Long-Acting; D014195:Travel
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D049528:Insulin, Long-Acting
Eastward travel, Foot care, Hypoglycaemia, Insulin, Insulin degludec, Self monitoring, Sick day, Westward travel.
