From never wearing brand new shoes for a trip, to travelling with flash cards to navigate language barrier, managing meals when crossing time zones, storage of insulin and how to minimise glucose fluctuation —- all of this and more is part of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) pre-travel advice and preparation for children and adolescents living with Type-1 diabetes. This is the country’s first-ever list of basic dos and don’t to ensure the safety of Type-1 patients during travel.
India has the highest number of incident and prevalent cases of Type-1 diabetes in the world as per recent estimates from the International Diabetes Federation and the Council has now published a comprehensive document providing advice on care of diabetes in children, adolescents and adults with Type 1 diabetes.
Type I diabetes, also called juvenile diabetes , is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. It typically appears in adolescence and symptoms include increased thirst, frequent urination, hunger, fatigue and blurred vision. Treatment is aimed at maintaining normal blood sugar levels through regular monitoring, insulin therapy, diet and exercise.
