T1D Travelogues
Time zones. Unknown insulins. Chicken feet for lunch. Join my travels around the world as a Type 1 diabetic – highs and lows in amazing destinations.
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21 POSTS — The ultimate 90-day voyage through China. Riverboats, dragons, wildly varying food, loooong train rides, and blood sugar checks abound on this exploration of one of the world's most incredible destinations.
132 POSTS — A long backpacker's paradise of a trip. Join the adventure through daily reports from lesser-known Europe. A personal and close-up experience of traveling: Every blood sugar from every destination included.
Two Weeks in Mexico with Diabetes
4 POSTS — From the silver mines of Guanajuato to Mesoamerican ruins near Mexico City, come explore central Mexico with me as I see the sights – and ask pharmacists about blood sugar strips.
46 POSTS — Three months and 15,000 miles around the United States. Follow the ultimate American road trip, visiting beautiful National Parks and raising money for JDRF. See how diabetes behaves while living in a car, hotel rooms, and a tent under the stars.
34 POSTS — The longest trip I've ever taken: As long as my visa would let me stay in each country. These are the sights and sounds and smells – and the wonderful people – of the classic backpacker's destination. And plenty of insulin-buying adventures.
Two Months in Thailand with Diabetes
8 POSTS — Here's the story of two months I spent in Thailand, traveling solo with diabetes and seeking out places I hadn't yet visited in the Land of Smiles.
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Five days on Hawaii's "Big Island" with diabetes
On a quick and eye-opening trip to Hawaii, I realized that you can never know a place until you actually go there. And that Hawaii with diabetes is easy.
Ray Charles road trip in Florida and Georgia
Masayo and I drove through Greenville, Florida, where Ray Charles grew up, and Albany, Georgia, where he was born. There is a memorial in each town. I got an unfair speeding ticket between them, but loved the towns.
Mini-traveling: Takayasuyama in Yao, Japan
Mini-traveling is when you go to an unknown place near your house at random. I went to a mountain called Takayasuyama near Osaka, Japan, and it was fantastic.
Mini-traveling: Hankai Tramway in Osaka/Sakai
Another day of mini-travel took us to every station on both branches of the Hankai Tramway that runs between Osaka and Sakai. Blood sugars excellent the whole way.
Mini-travel: Akashi, Japan and octopus blood sugar
A day of eating octopus balls and guessing insulin doses in Akashi. Blood sugar got low but I evened it out. And saw the oldest stone lighthouse in Japan!
How I reached Bishanohana, Honshu's westernmost point
How a trip to Bishanohana, Honshu Island's extreme west point, made my blood sugar perfect... and then not so perfect. Plus a long local train ride along the coast.
