Heading out of town on vacation? Off on an important business trip? Whenever you travel, your diabetes comes along with you. While having diabetes shouldn’t stop you from traveling in style, you will have to do some careful planning. Here are some helpful diabetes travel tips from the National Diabetes Education Program.

 

If you have allergies or asthma, you know they're always with you, even when you travel. To ensure that your next trip is relaxing and enjoyable, plan ahead for the changes in your environment that may affect your allergies or asthma.

 

Approximately one billion people travel each year by air on domestic and international airlines. On U.S. air carriers alone, it has been predicted that in the coming two decades the number of passengers will double. A global increase in air travel, as well as a growing aged population in many countries, makes it reasonable to assume that there will be a significant increase in older passengers and passengers with illness.

 

Rail travel has many advantages over other forms of transport. This article considers the benefits of traveling by long-distance train compared to going by bus, car or plane.