Holiday Checklist

So regular readers of my little blog will know that I forgot the reservoirs for my pump while on holiday in Germany this year. Therefore I have decided to create a checklist to prevent myself and others making the same mistake that I do every year. This is designed for pump users but it does include everything someone on injections would need.

1. Your blood sugar testing meter
2. Enough electrodes to last double the time your away, trust me the amount of times I've had to do double the tests or stayed a few more days for whatever reason.
3. Spare blood sugar meter, in case the first one breaks. I take my Optium Xceed so I can use it to do ketones if I need to.
4. Needles for finger pricker, I'm useless at changing the needle in my pricker but you should do it.
5. Insulin enough vials for the trip and then at least one spare. One of mine cracked once and I didn't realise and spent 24hrs injecting air.
6. Insulin pens, even if you're on the pump. You need them if you're pump breaks. For example when I left my reservoirs at home in Germany I had to use my pens for a while until the reservoirs got to us.
7. Reservoirs!
8.Sites and spares, they can rip out or go bad so you will need enough for the trip and then spares too.
9. Your inserter, otherwise you'll be stuck on pens for the holiday.
10. Your choice of blood sugar level raisers. So sugary drinks or lucozade tablets or whatever you want. Just beware if you're flying the whole regulation thing.

I've probably forgotten something but hey that's what makes a holiday, right?

Rhona x