The summer It is here and we are all looking forward to some rest, relaxation and beautiful moments under the sun. Holidays are needed and we all deserve them, as long as we take care of our health to enjoy them without unexpected. And if you live with sugars diabetesthere is no reason to be deprived of the joys of summer.
“With a little organization and some useful tips, your vacation can be not only safe but also completely enjoyable,” says Andreas Melidonis, convention. Metropolitan Hospital Diabetic Director – President E. WITH. N. and continues giving some instructions, for a safe summer vacation to people with diabetes.
1. Avoid heavy and large quantity of meals in the summer. You prefer the small and often. Insist on green salads, digestible foam fish, grilled and dry food. You consume your dietary fruit (up to 3-4 servings of fruit daily), but re-study fruit matches before you leave for your vacation.
2. Attention, too, in particular to the holiday breakfast which can be lean milk or yogurt with black bread or cereals and fruits. Resist the temptation to try them all from the hotel’s breakfast buffet! (If, of course, the return to the regularity of summer also means a return to rich hotel mornings …).
3. The soft drinks And especially the frozen are the cool note of life in the summer months. You can, without any restrictions, drink any soft drinks you want with stevia or aspartame. In terms of natural juices, you read in the housing the carbohydrate content. Remember that 10 to 15 gr carbohydrates correspond to a fruit equivalent.
4. Holiday fun is often combined with alcohol consumption. Little consumption is permissible. High consumption is a starting point for short -term (risk of hypoglycaemia) and long -term problems (weight gain). You can drink drinks corresponding to 20–25 gr alcohol per day for men and 15 gr alcohol for women in 2 doses distributed. Caution, then, in alcohol, especially those who do insulin and even if the alcohol is taken is accompanied by intense exercise such as dancing, do not forget to eat a small meal of carbohydrates (tasters, juice, juice or crackers). And of course don’t drive when you’ve drunk!
5. Don’t forget the decade before you swim. A fruit or a small sandwich protects you against unwanted hypoglycaemia while swimming.
6. To Avoid exposure to the sun for long duration. Especially if you make insulin, because it is achieved faster absorption and thus sudden, unexplained hypoglycaemia can occur. It is good for this reason to wear a hat. You might better plan your swimming until 11am. and after 4pm In the afternoon. And in your swimming, if you wear continuous sugar recording sensors, avoid diving so as not to create a sensor operating problem.
7. Avoid putting your feet in the hot sand. Do not walk without sandals on the beach, take at least two pairs of comfortable walking shoes and several pairs of socks to change. Do not drive with bare feet on sandy beaches and unknown beaches.
8. You walk as much as possible. If you are traveling by bus or by car, make small walks during stops. You have something rough for food with you if meals are delayed. If you are traveling by plane, alert the airline – on time – by closing the ticket – if you wish to serve a special meal for people with diabetes. If you don’t want to change your eating habits, here to get something with you. Dry air during flight is a small problem. For this reason you drink enough fluid while you are in the plane. A glass of water at least every flight hour.
9. Do not forget when you reach your destination place, keep syringes and insulin You will not use immediately, as well as injection of glucagon in the refrigerator. Insulin is kept at room temperature for a period of 6 weeks without undergoing lesions. Sugar films are kept at 18th to 30th C.
10. Find out about the existence of a hospital or health centernear your place of residence. It is useful to have your doctor’s phone with you. Do not forget the self -control calendar so you can keep in touch with your diabetes control.
11. Take care and organize your personal travel list before departing. Get themselves Necessary strips to measure sugar of blood or in urine, for as long as you calculate you to be absent. If you measure blood sugar, do not forget the blood sugar measurement device. It will be a good companion and a protective and security device on your vacation. And if you are certainly familiar with new technologies and use continuous sugar recording devices, do not forget the sensor and application of the sensor to keep your sugar constantly watching.
12. Facility with the necessary syringes, insulin needles or pennies. The injection of glucagon. Your anti -diabetic tablets if you treat tablets. Also medicines involving any complications of diabetes.
“And it is understood, of course, that we do not forget the observance of some basic, well -known preventive measures in crowds with crowds to eliminate any risk of infection by dangerous viruses (from crone to RSV). To enjoy our holidays, we apply the precautionary measures and prevent the unwanted consequences that will deprive us of the joy of the holiday, “concludes Mr. Melidonis.