Around the world in 11 days

I have another business trip to take. It be an extended 11 day travel. That means packing differently. Clothing is the easy part of packing. I wont carry clothing for 11 days, I will only carry clothing for 6 days, and then have laundry done somewhere along the way.

Medication takes more thought. I had another good 6 days on my Medtronic CGM. The last sensor ended the day before I start my travels. I have a 2 hour flight to Dallas followed by a 13.5 hour flight to Tokyo. I have to turn the CGM off while in the air, so it seems like a waste of time to put in a new sensor.

I might as well wait until I get to Tokyo to put in a sensor. I will be there for 4 days, before I board my next flight. Then I will shut the CGM off for 10 hours while I fly to Paris. This would put me changing sensors a day and a half after I get to Paris. I will be in Paris for 6 days. This will allow me to put in a new sensor in Paris before I Fly to Dallas. Paris to Dallas is a 10 hour flight with a two hour flight to Denver to complete an around the world journey.

I will carry more medication then the usual 1 or 2 day business trip. I need 2 sensors and possibly 1 extra, maybe 2 extras. Extra batteries will be required for charging. I can probably buy these in Tokyo or Paris, but with the language barrier, it is easier to carry my own.

I grab an entire box of syringes. Ten bags with ten syringes in each back should get me through the journey.

I have a full vial of Regular Insulin. I wont need any extra here.

I have a new vial of Lantus, so I should be good for two weeks.

I have a new pen of Humalog.

I am a few days into a vial of Symlin and this will require that I carry an extra vial of Symlin.

I have packed 14 days of pill medication.

Never knowing how I will be with meals or between meals, I have packed 3 boxes of nutrition bars. Each box is a different flavor, so I will have a little variety.

I have it all packed and it is split between my checked baggage and my carry on bag. I am taking some risk with this move. What if my baggage is lost? I will have to find a Doctor and see what I can work out.

As I contemplate the possibility for mishap, as it helps me to determine how much risk I take with the amount of medication and the packing of it all.

I hope nothing shuts down air travel that would delay my arrival back home.

If I don’t have lost luggage or days on end of impeded air travel, I should be just fine.

Denver to Dallas to Tokyo to Paris to Dallas to Denver.

Around the world in 11 days.

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