Hypoglycemia Forum - Long Trip Tips

Well, everyone, again i'm not gloating so please don't think that this is for your own information, I just returned from a short, but long and stressful trip far away from the safety of my hypoglycemic kitchen! Here are some tips that you can use to survive a vacation or a short trip away from home.

1. Get a large cooler, one that you'd see people using for tailgating.

2. Depending on how many days you are going to be gone, cook all of your food the day before. Place everything in separate containers, tupperware is great for this but there are many different kinds of plastic containers now. Put meat by itself and vegetables by themselves. Put them in the refrigerator the day before.

3. Take one or two gallon jugs of water and put them in the freezer two nights before your trip. Only do this if it's going to be a long trip, if it's only a few hours to where you're going, don't worry about it. Put the jug or jugs in the cooler.

4. Put all of the food you are brining and all of your supplies, including water if you can, into the cooler. I stored my water in large water containers you use for refills at stores, so they don't have to be in the cooler and it's better if they're not so you have more space.

5. That's it, you're ready to go! Make sure you have the portions all figured out ahead of time. This means, cut all the meat into ready portions so you don't have to do anything that involves cooking on your trip.

6. If possible, make sure you can get a hotel room or what have you with a refrigerator. If not, then you'll need to make sure you can get a hold of ice on your trip so you can keep the cooler cold. It won't be hard to do, though.

7. Bring a bookbag with you. When you go on walks on the beach, trips to amusement parks, or whatever you decide to do, pack the day's foodstuffs into the pack and carry it with your everywhere. Bring an entire day's supply in there. It sounds ridiculous at first, but all of it will fit in the bag without looking bulkly. Carry one to two 1 liter water bottles in there as well and you're ready to go.

8. That's it and you can go wherever you want. Pull out your food at restaurants and eat when you have to. If you're waiting to go on a ride, eat before if possible, even if it means eating a little before you normally would. Otherwise, wait and enjoy yourself. When you go on rides, give you bag to the attendant and inform them that there's "medicine" in the bag and they'll take good care of it for you.

Hope this helps. I was only gone for two days but I must admit I was worried at first because it was my first trip far away from home without having access to my kitchen and such. I was surprised how easy it was to bring everything with me.