Traveling with medical supplies, regardless of if they're for diabetes or not, can be a daunting prospect. We often find ourselves asking what extra steps we need to take to make sure our insulin doesn’t lose potency during road trips or long plane rides, how do you take supplies through airport security, and what the heck do you do if you run out of something? Amy and Liz talk about general tips for traveling with diabetes and then dig into extra tips for flying, driving, hiking, and generally existing on the move.
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Insulin effectiveness after sun, heat, and cold exposure https://www.bmj.com/content/338/bmj.a2218.long and https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|A235631421&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=15209156&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon~695c9ea3
Insulin storage study https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1544319118301924
ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2018 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pedi.12718
GLP-1 storage and life-span https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Formulations-and-storage-conditions-for-GLP-1-RA-products_tbl1_326447155
TSA recommendations https://www.tsa.gov/blog/2020/11/13/travel-tip-traveling-diabetes and
Traveling with an insulin pump and cgm https://www.diabetesadvocacy.com/traveling-with-an-insulin-pump-and-cgm/
Airplane cabin pressure and unintentional insulin delivery https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-airport-x-rays-diabetes-devices.html
General insulin pump screening recs https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-airport-x-rays-diabetes-devices.html
T-Slim screening recs https://www.tandemdiabetes.com/docs/default-source/general-guides/ml-1000524_a_print_info_card_tsa.pdf?sfvrsn=2
Medtronic screening recs https://www.medtronicdiabetes.com/loop-blog/tsa-screenings-update-for-people-with-diabetes/
