Can any diabetics advise please?

[feistyblue]

Hopefully it looks like DP's work are relenting and not going back on her already signed off holiday form and she will now be coming with us.

She is a type 1 diabetic and injects 3 times a day at breakfast, lunch and dinner and then an overnight shot done at 9pm.

I'm wondering what to do about being in WDW and the time difference. On the day we fly out there would she keep her watch on UK time and inject at those 4 normal times. But then that wouldn't work with the 9pm one because we would just have landed in Florida (local time around 4pm)

Arrghh - it's doing my head in now trying to work it all out and thinking about coming back as well is confusing.

Can any type 1 diabetics advise about what they do please?

Thanks

Claire

 

[Claire L]

Is there any chance she could start to change the times slightly over a period of a week or two so that the times come more in line with Florida time? Then when back slowly readjusting again?

Claire

 

[feistyblue]

From what she has told me she can't do this - it has to be fixed to certain times/meals to keep her levels constant. She's never flown before let alone been abroad with a time difference so we are both flying blind here!

She is going to make an appointment with the doctor but hearing what others do would be more helpful I think!

Claire

 

[Claire L]

From looking on Google a time change of more than 4 hours either way will mean a change of scehdule, it is recommended that anyone with diabetes sees their Dr or Nurse. Travelling west increases the length of the day so an extra injection or part injection may be needed and coming home, ie travelling east, as the day is short less is needed than on a normal day.

More info here.

HTH

Claire

 

[feistyblue]

Thanks for that Claire - your googling skills are better than mine! That info was very helpful - will make sure she makes an appointment on Monday! I have to organise everything and everyone in this house or nothing would ever get done.

Claire

 

[susan1]

you could contact the british diabetic association, they may haves ome useful information

 

[crux]

DW is an insulin dependant diabetic, for 34 years since the age of 7, and also injects 4 times a day - 3 with short acting insulin, with main meals of the day and 1 long acting injection before bed. On long-haul flights she does the short term injections with each meal (which may mean four in one day!) - flying westbound (i.e. TO the USA) she keeps the long acting overnight injection the same, which does mean that it to the USA it has to last for 29 hours due to the time difference. On the Eastbound flights she reduces the long acting insulin by approx 1/4 to compensate that the day is effectively 5 hours shorter. She does test her blood sugar quite often during the day of the flights and tends to keep it higher, rather than lower, on the day.

When you get there you will have to either eat more than normal, of reduce the amount of insulin injected, due to the amount of walking and the fact that sunlight increases the effectiveness of the insulin.

Ian

 

[Lewisc]

The shots are timed to your meals. You're changing the time of the shots to match the time of your meals, not to match the clock.

TEST BRING EXTRA STRIPS Some diabetes need a lot less insulin at Disney, a lot more walking than you're used to.