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- may 24
hi james from ireland planning to do camino frances in may i am isulin dependant diabetic was wondering has any others had any problems getting insulin on there travels thanks
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hi james from ireland planning to do camino frances in may i am isulin dependant diabetic was wondering has any others had any problems getting insulin on there travels thanks
Thanks for that someone else talked about Frio packs checking them out now fairly good reveiws I might get one anyway and test before a goHi James,
I am also insulin dependent. Make sure you have your medical certificate with you all the time and have enough pens that will last your Camino.
What I did was, I bought a small bag and wrapped all my meds with a towel (including my insulin pens inside the colling pack) and have it ship daily to the next albergue. You do not want your meds heating up inside your pack while walking.
It's not ideal and with extra cost but that is the life of a diabetic.
BuenCamino.
Wow! From the photos you have done some work! Congrats!I used a Frio pack to store my insulin back in 2015 and it worked just fine. Filling prescriptions, at least for some drugs, is quite easy in Spain. However I have never tried to refill an insulin script. They may not have it on hand and you would have to wait a day to get it. I am happy to say that I am no longer on insulin so I did not have to worry about this on my last two Caminos. Buen Camino.
James, I am an insulin dependent diabetic and completed the whole of the Frances last year in July/Aug. I carried my insulin with me in a FRIO holdall. Simple to use as all you have to do is submerse it in water and the chemicals react and keeps your insulin cool. Someone else mentioned medical paperwork should be with you???? I had none, but do wear an emergency bracelet that would tell anyone what condition I have if anything untoward should happen. I found that due to the amount of walking I did per day (average 26km) that you reduce your insulin intake and I also found that my meals were heavily reduced as well as the carb and calorie intake. I had absolutely no issues at all. When you do go, Buen Camino.hi james from ireland planning to do camino frances in may i am isulin dependant diabetic was wondering has any others had any problems getting insulin on there travels thanks