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Type 1 travel packing checklist
Insulin, sensors, needles, backups, documents, hypo treatment and allergy equipment.
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Travel resources
My travel toolkit
The guides, equipment and services I use when travelling with insulin and severe food allergies.
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Travel resources
My published guides, free checklist and the equipment links already available on the site.
Free resources
Diabetes travel kit
Insulin and heat
Keeping insulin cool in Southeast Asia
I carried FRIO wallets through hot weather and long journeys, then learned why hostel fridges need checking.
Read the insulin guide →Flying
Insulin, needles and a CGM in hand luggage
What I packed, the documents I carried and what happened at airport security.
Read the flying guide →Travel equipment
My Amazon storefront
Travel, organisation and practical kit I use or genuinely recommend.
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Booking & transport
Hostels
Staying in hostels with Type 1 diabetes
The fridge, locker and nighttime hypo questions I check before booking.
Read the hostel guide →Getting around Vietnam
Planning the Cao Bang Loop
Bus pickup points, hiring my bike and the lessons from travelling independently.
Read my Cao Bang guide →Allergy travel
Food allergies
Translation cards and ordering food
I travel with severe peanut and shellfish allergies, two adrenaline auto-injectors and translated allergy cards.
Read the allergy guide →
Travel tech
Data, maps and bookings
Having data made solo travel much easier for maps, messaging hostels and working out where the hell I was going. An eSIM is one option if you want to arrange it before landing.
Important
Personal experience, not medical advice
This site shares what I did and what I learned. It does not replace advice from your diabetes team, allergy specialist, GP, pharmacist or travel clinic.