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    • 3 hours, 34 minutes ago
      ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I usually take 2-3 times what I think I'll need.
    • 4 hours, 16 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I always bring extra infusion sets and CGM sensors in case of accidental tear out. With Tandem pump, a charger is also essential. I forgot mine in my last weekend away. I use a Dexcom G6, so don't need to finger stick, but always bring my meter & strips just in case, and extra lancets as sometimes my non-diabetic family members like me to check their BG. I always take a vial and syringes in case of pump failure. For overnight trips also bring juice boxes/ glucose tabs and glucagon in case for lows. Hard to travel light as a T1D, especially with those GIANT Dexcom sensor inserters! 🧳🧳🧳
    • 4 hours, 33 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I usually take 2-3 times what I think I'll need.
    • 4 hours, 33 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Just did this and brought almost all of these things. Didn’t think to pack an extra transmitter tho. But, did have 3 ways of administering insulin, plus CGM and regular meter. So, I knew I was good. I choose “loaner pump” too but really it’s an old pump that still works. I actually had to use it the week before my trip for a pump failure emergency, so glad I have it.
    • 4 hours, 49 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Having been a Boy Scout when I was young taught me to be prepared for anything. I tend to over pack for everything. So, I pack just about everything listed. However, I never considered taking one of my old insulin pumps. I'll consider it. But for a 7 day trip, I'm not sure. I guess it depend upon where I'm going.
    • 4 hours, 50 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I was in Boston in 2013 when we were all confined to our hotels while they searched for the marathon bomber. I also remember 9/11 when planes were grounded. I never assume I can easily restock supplies and always take at least double the amount I'll need of everything including my backup pump. Fingers crossed that I never need it. I hope I could be one of the ones who share live saving stuff with anyone who gets caught without it.
    • 4 hours, 50 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Ughhh the extra CGM sensor is the worst. It takes up an unnecessarily large amount of space.
    • 4 hours, 52 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      It is WAY TOO MUCH stuff to be prepared away from home. Generally, half my suitcase. And even more stuff if it is a two-week trip. You missed snacks and glucose tabs.
    • 6 hours, 11 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I was in Boston in 2013 when we were all confined to our hotels while they searched for the marathon bomber. I also remember 9/11 when planes were grounded. I never assume I can easily restock supplies and always take at least double the amount I'll need of everything including my backup pump. Fingers crossed that I never need it. I hope I could be one of the ones who share live saving stuff with anyone who gets caught without it.
    • 6 hours, 12 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Ughhh the extra CGM sensor is the worst. It takes up an unnecessarily large amount of space.
    • 6 hours, 14 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I'm really surprised at the low percentages of people that take extra supplies. We don't carry an extra pump and haven't used one long enough to have old extras. But even though we are, in general, very light packers, we always make sure we have extra D-supplies, in case a sensor fails or is ripped off, a bottle of insulin gets damaged, etc. But it also depends on WHERE we are going. On an overseas trip of any length we'd always take an extra transmitter. But we'd be unlikely to take one on a domestic trip unless we were going for several weeks. We always take pens even on an overnight trip ever since my husband flew to NYC on a day trip with some buddies, his pump failed, he had not brought pens for back-up and his BG soared! I see the burden of carrying extra supplies as the price to pay for insurance that nothing will actually fail.
    • 6 hours, 15 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Glucose tabs and snacks.
    • 6 hours, 15 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I take twice as much pods, CGM supplies as I know I will need. It is a pain to carry all that junk but necessary. We never know when a pod or sensor will fail. I also take syringes just in case my pump fails which it never has in the almost three decades I have used one. I also carry a few Baqsimi just in case I have a severe low. I carry more insulin than I know I will need since I broke a bottle once when overseas and almost ran out on another foreign trip.
    • 6 hours, 15 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      A while back I went to the UK for a choir tour. I had just acquired a CGM, a G4 Platinum, specifically as a safety measure for the trip. I don't bring second meter any more, but this was before the Dexcom was trusted for bolusing, so I was still meter-dependent and felt I needed an extra just in case. As it turned out I DID need it, but not for myself. There was another, newly dx'd, T1 on the trip and she lost her meter when she left her bag on the bus or some such. So I was able to come to the rescue. It was possible to buy a replacement of course but European/Brit ones are calibrated in moles rather than mL so that was still a glitch--she used mine for the remainder of the trip.
    • 6 hours, 16 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Just did this and brought almost all of these things. Didn’t think to pack an extra transmitter tho. But, did have 3 ways of administering insulin, plus CGM and regular meter. So, I knew I was good. I choose “loaner pump” too but really it’s an old pump that still works. I actually had to use it the week before my trip for a pump failure emergency, so glad I have it.
    • 6 hours, 17 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      It is WAY TOO MUCH stuff to be prepared away from home. Generally, half my suitcase. And even more stuff if it is a two-week trip. You missed snacks and glucose tabs.
    • 9 hours, 13 minutes ago
      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Skin prep pads.
    • 9 hours, 14 minutes ago
      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Glucose tabs and snacks.
    • 9 hours, 14 minutes ago
      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Additional (i.e. beyond what I usually carry with me) glucose tablets and a dose of Baqsimi.
    • 9 hours, 14 minutes ago
      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I usually take 2-3 times what I think I'll need.
    • 10 hours, 1 minute ago
      Flo Bachrach likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I take twice as much pods, CGM supplies as I know I will need. It is a pain to carry all that junk but necessary. We never know when a pod or sensor will fail. I also take syringes just in case my pump fails which it never has in the almost three decades I have used one. I also carry a few Baqsimi just in case I have a severe low. I carry more insulin than I know I will need since I broke a bottle once when overseas and almost ran out on another foreign trip.
    • 10 hours, 29 minutes ago
      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Having been a Boy Scout when I was young taught me to be prepared for anything. I tend to over pack for everything. So, I pack just about everything listed. However, I never considered taking one of my old insulin pumps. I'll consider it. But for a 7 day trip, I'm not sure. I guess it depend upon where I'm going.
    • 10 hours, 29 minutes ago
      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I was in Boston in 2013 when we were all confined to our hotels while they searched for the marathon bomber. I also remember 9/11 when planes were grounded. I never assume I can easily restock supplies and always take at least double the amount I'll need of everything including my backup pump. Fingers crossed that I never need it. I hope I could be one of the ones who share live saving stuff with anyone who gets caught without it.
    • 10 hours, 30 minutes ago
      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I agree that it depends on where the trip is. My decision point is how long would it take to get replacement supplies and what are the effects of a delay. I’m MDI Tresiba which lasts >24 hours, which significantly reduces the urgency to replace background insulin. For NYC, I brought nothing extra. For my trip to a third world country- I brought one, and only one, extra of each supply including a CGM receiver. Dexcom wasn’t available where I went and I worried if something happened to my phone, I wouldn’t be able to download the software if I bought a replacement phone.
    • 10 hours, 31 minutes ago
      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I'm really surprised at the low percentages of people that take extra supplies. We don't carry an extra pump and haven't used one long enough to have old extras. But even though we are, in general, very light packers, we always make sure we have extra D-supplies, in case a sensor fails or is ripped off, a bottle of insulin gets damaged, etc. But it also depends on WHERE we are going. On an overseas trip of any length we'd always take an extra transmitter. But we'd be unlikely to take one on a domestic trip unless we were going for several weeks. We always take pens even on an overnight trip ever since my husband flew to NYC on a day trip with some buddies, his pump failed, he had not brought pens for back-up and his BG soared! I see the burden of carrying extra supplies as the price to pay for insurance that nothing will actually fail.
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    For insulin pump users: When traveling to a time zone that is 1 hour different than your home time zone, do you change the time on your pump? (For example, traveling from Eastern Time to Central Time, or traveling from Pacific Time to Mountain Time)

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    20 Comments

    1. TEH

      When I was working and traveling for bisness on short duration trips, no I wouldn’t change it. For longer trips or multiple time zones, yes I do change it.

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    2. Lawrence S.

      Most of my traveling is north and south in the same time zone. I have traveled across time zones a few times in my life. Most of those were trips of a week or so. In those cases, I did change the time on my pump. However, I once flew from New York to New Orleans, then drove to Florida. During that trip, I did not adjust my pump, because I stayed in that time zone for two days, and it was only one hour difference. I went to Hawaii once, but that was before I had an insulin pump.

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    3. Diana Kasbaum

      Changing my settings depends on how long I’m traveling. If it’s just one time zone for a couple of days, then no I don’t change. If it’s multiple times zones such as central to west coast, then I typically change (if I remember).

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    4. Ahh Life

      Yes, no, maybe. Yes, sometimes, no. Always, sporadically, never. Welcome to the quantum mechanics 3- or 4-dimensional ping pong game of being a diabetic. \(のĹ̯の)/

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    5. Mark Schweim

      Depends entirely on how long I’ll be in the other time zone. If only in the other time zone for a day or two, no time change needed. If staying in other time zone longer than a week then I’ll change the time on the pump.

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    6. Tina Roberts

      Sometimes, if I remember.

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    7. mbulzomi@optonline.net

      It’s inconceivable to me why you would not want to be in Sync with the local time. Although the question did not state how long you would stay in the time zone.

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    8. Tod Herman

      It really depends on the anticipated amount of time/days that I’ll be in that other zone. If it’s only for a couple of days or less, I probably won’t bother.

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    9. Marcie Dutton

      If I’m only there 1-2 days, no. If longer then yes

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    10. Drina Nicole Jewell

      When I travel I’m usually gone for a minimum of a week so yes I change it to avoid the consistent notification.

      1 year ago Log in to Reply
    11. rick phillips

      It depends – if I am gone more than a day I will change

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    12. Pauline M Reynolds

      For one hour’s difference, I do not change anything. But traveling to and from California to and from Rhode Island, I leave the time set as it is in my departure state. That way, I know what my body is expecting that day and it factors into my calculations.

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    13. ConnieT1D62

      No unless I am on a travel trip 3 or more hours away from my home base EST.

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    14. Janis Senungetuk

      It would depend on the length of time I’d be in the other time zone and the activities I’d be engaged in. My last trip took me to Boston (EST)from Madison, WI (CST) to again participate in the Joslin 50 Year Medalist Study. My 3 day trip was filled with fasting labs and a variety of clinical procedures that took priority over my normal schedule. I changed the time on my watch arriving in Boston and again upon leaving, but did not change the time on my pump.

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    15. Kristine Warmecke

      It depends on how long I will be in that time zone. If 4 hours no, longer yes.

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    16. Jneticdiabetic

      Not much traveling lately, but for a one hour difference I put sometimes. The truth is I would probably forget.

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    17. Derek West

      I do change my time, but only if I will be there for more than a day.

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    18. Julie Pierce

      Only if staying for a few weeks

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    19. M C

      If it is just for the day (eg. business), I haven’t bothered. When an overnight, or longer is involved – I’ve always changed it.

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    20. Cheryl Seibert

      Yes, but you have to be aware your body isn’t adjusted to “morning” when you leave in the afternoon at home if going cross-country backwards. Some additional or lowered basal may be needed for 24 hours

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