DLife offers travel tips to diabetics

WESTPORT, Conn. — A diabetes community network is offering tips to diabetics that are traveling this holiday season.

DLife emphasized that since diabetes doesn't take a holiday, managing the condition shouldn't either. On its website, DLife.com, the company is offering such tips to diabetics as:

• Double the amount of diabetes medicine and supplies you might need and put it in your carry-on luggage;


• Be prepared for a low -- pack healthy snacks, extra glucose gel or tablets;


• Check to see if a healthy meal is going to be available. If not, bring your own;


• Always bring your medical insurance card and know an emergency number to call, just in case; and


• Wear medical identification.

Additional self-management tips can be found at DLife.com/travel.