Being diabetic doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy and relax on your holiday. Below are some helpful hints and tips to ensure you can travel without stress whilst attending to the many important needs of being diabetic. 1. Plan in [...]
My challenge this week has been to try and buy more insulin and BSL test strips here in Galapagos. Since arriving in back Ecuador in September 2016 I have been using all of the diabetic supplies I brought with me from [...]
Two years ago I decided to adopt a plant-based, whole foods, vegan diet and it has been one of the best life decisions I have ever made, both in terms of my diabetic life and my health overall. As I [...]
This week I had the unique experience of having lunch with a Lama, a Buddhism spiritual leader at the house I am staying at in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The Lama has been known to my boyfriend's family for many years and [...]
"So...What do you eat in Ecuador?" It's a question I was asked a lot before I left Australia and it's one of the first things my friends and family have been asking since I've returned to Ecuador, and it's a very [...]
High altitude affects some people more than others. Headaches, nausea and tiredness are common in people who first arrive at heights over 2500 metres. I've been fortunate that I haven't really suffered from altitude sickness, however as a diabetic I've [...]
All diabetics know it's important to keep insulin as cool as possible. Last year whilst I was traveling I didn't use anything to keep my many vials of insulin cold other than common sense. I tried not to leave my [...]
Converting to a vegan diet is not something I ever really contemplated. It's definitely not something I thought would happen whilst traveling through South America. I've never really liked eating meat. My mother told me as a child I would [...]
Before leaving on my crazy adventure around the world, I looked everywhere for information on what other people in a similar situation to me had done. I am a Type 1 Diabetic, I have been for 25 years and was [...]
