Here Comes The Bride

As many of you know, we were invited to be the God-Parents at our close friends' wedding...in Romania.  WHAT?  Yes, Romania.  And what a trip it was!!  My amazing husband and wonderful mother joined me on this trip where we visited Austria, Hungary and Romania. 

My husband and I on the left, Bride & Groom in the middle and the other God-Parents on the right!

What an amazing and beautiful experience!  We had no idea what to expect but we couldn't be happier to have been invited to participate in such a special event.

Now...for you T1D's and traveling: there are LOTS of tips out there from numerous Diabetes websites and groups and if you are wearing not just an insulin pump but also a sensor, please be aware (if you are not already) that the connection between said devices is the same as cell phones - 900 mHz.  In the USA, cell phone blockers are illegal to use (not to own) but this is not necessarily the case outside of the USA.  A cell phone blocker will disrupt the communication between your devices and/or scramble your data.  There were multiple locations on this trip where my sensor "freaked out" or gave me some seriously incorrect reading, if not completely dropped communication for no reason.  On TSA's website, they do warn you that they can ask/tell you to turn your sensor off not just in the airport security line but also on the airplane itself.  May I recommend that if you have weird readings or disruption that you just go ahead and do this for a couple hours?  I don't know about you, but false alarms every 5 minutes are not only frustrating but exhausting. 

Moving on, EVEN IF you can calculate carbs like it's your job, expect to do some guessing while traveling - you're not going to get it perfect every time and you just need to prepare yourself for that.  And you're probably not going to get that juice box through airport security, so buy an OJ when you get through and have your tabs handy!  I also brought along packets of honey which tend to be very fast-acting (I wrote the carbs on them in advance so that if/when I needed them I didn't  have to "think" so hard) and are easy to bring through all airport security. 

ALSO - the pat down.  Medtronic Diabetes told me directly that going through any airport scanning device voids the warranty on my brand spanking new miniMed 530 G.  YIKES.  Whether it will truly ruin it or not, I don't know but if you are getting the pat down like I am, make sure you know how to ask for it...in the language spoken in the airport you're traveling through.