Living With Type 1 Diabetes, Traveling With Medication.

There is so much to think about when going away on holiday, sun cream, toiletries, clothes, and shoes. But now we also have to ensure we have all of Jacks necessary medication, and trust me there is loads. And spares in case of emergency. 

The first time we went away this blew my mind a bit as we had to make sure we had all bases covered. A typical holiday list looks a bit like this.

1.Enough day time insulin to last for the whole trip, plus 1 spare

2.Enough night time insulin to last for the whole trip, plus 1 spare

3.Emergency injection, this has to go everywhere Jack sleeps

4.Testing strips, enough to last the trip

5.Needles, enough to last the trip

6.Spare injection pen, incase one is lost of fails

7.Spare sugar testing kit, incase one is lost or fails

8.Glucose Tablets, in case of low sugar

9.Bottle of lucozade (This is the only thing that Jack will or is able to take during a bad hypo)

10.Sharps Bin

You can imagine carry this lot has its own problems, firstly when flying we have to carry a letter from Jack's Specialist Consultant explaining that he must carry this medication and keep it with him at all times.

We also need to keep the insulin and emergency injections cool.

Cool bags are quite bulky and only work for a certain time so I spent some time researching and came across the Frio bag in the Diabetes UK online shop. 

This bag is fantastic, it enable us to keep Jack's medication cool for long journeys, up to 48 hours, it is so clever as it contains small gel capsules that you activate in cold water. We have the extra large bag, you soak the inner bag in cold water for 8-10 minutes then it is ready. As it is padded it keeps the insulin safe and cool wherever we are traveling. This has made life so much easier when away as you reactivate it with water so can take our for days out, this is great when in a hot country. 

I would definitely recommend this fab little bag as its easy fro use ,light weight and reasonable priced at £16.99.