Nowadays there are ever increasing technologies becoming available for people living with diabetes. However it is still not easy to keep blood glucose levels as well controlled as we would like. Part of the challenge is incorporating blood glucose monitoring, taking injections, using a pump or glucose sensor etc whilst dealing with life and all of the "slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" that it brings (that's Shakespeare in case you didn't know).
As you can see from our site, travelling with diabetes can cause particular differences due to dealing with airport security, changing time zones, unfamiliar foods, delays, extreme temperatures to name but a few of the hassles.
At the same time the manufacturers of new technologies for diabetes are forever trying to persuade us that their new product or gizmo will relieve some of the burden and help to improve blood glucose control as well as reducing the risk of hypoglycaemia.
Therefore we would like to throw down the gauntlet to the manufacturers of devices for diabetes to sponsor round-the-world trips for young people living with diabetes.
The idea is that the young travellers would use the latest technologies (including pumps, pens, meters and sensors) to travel around the world in the shortest amount of time but to keep their diabetes as well controlled as possible throughout. They also must include 3 stop-overs of 3 days in order to sample local foods. Just to add a little spice we will plan the journey just to be a little off-the-beaten track....!
The winner will be the young person with the best overall control of blood glucose levels over the whole journey.
Let's see if the technology companies have enough faith in their products to let us undertake the ultimate road test...
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