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  1. Karl Oz

    What 'Camino' Food do you Now eat at Home?

    Interesting viewpoint, and appreciate the final caveat.
  2. Colette Z

    Buying trekking poles from Amazon.es with delivery to Irun

    When I walked EL Norte I sent my Black Diamond z poles (plus small scissors, small knife, hypodermic insulin needles for blister care) in a cardboard tube ahead by DHL courier to the hotel I stayed in Irun. I did the same when I walked the Frances sending the small very well wrapped tube to the...
  3. Kathy F.

    What 'Camino' Food do you Now eat at Home?

    Thanks for the thoughtful advice! I didn't know about the benefits of drinking the pulp along with the fruit, but it makes sense. I always prefer Thanks for the great advice about the health benefits of drinking the pulp with the juice. I always prefered the pulp and now have an actual reason...
  4. lt56ny

    What 'Camino' Food do you Now eat at Home?

    ...be easily processed and stored in the liver and bones etc for later use. When it is pure juice and no pulp the pancreas has to excrete more insulin and liver has to work harder and that sugar can turn into brown fat. I would suggest getting a vitamix. They work great, keep the integrity of...
  5. Marcus-UK

    Maintaining Blood Sugar...food on the trail

    ...drinks can help when your blood sugar drops. However sustained use of electrolyte solutions stop working since the pancreas starts to ramp up insulin production and the excess sugars are either not digested or converted to fat. You can even get an Insulin spike that reduces the available...
  6. Swillbos

    Weight/equipment, winter caminos and medical issues

    ...volume by around two thirds over the course of travels. I am confident to go into Spanish and Portuguese pharmacies and ask for emergency insulin and related supplies, but highly reluctant to put myself in to the position of needing to do so Hat, gloves and gillet (sleeveless down jacket)...
  7. David

    Protein bars yes or no?

    ...all marketing, propaganda, and profit driven. Sugar spikes send the body crazy! Sugar spike and blood sugar level zooms up so body produces insulin to bring it down, which takes it down to lower than before the sugar bar .. a roller coaster .. then the glands get exhausted and the body...
  8. David

    Protein bars yes or no?

    ...blood sugar, you eat a sugar bar (is what they are) and feel a hit .. blood sugar rises sharply, but it is false nutrition, a trick - your insulin kicks in and twenty minutes later your blood sugar is lower than before you ate the sugar bar - don't do it! If you eat decent food, lots of it...
  9. lt56ny

    Maintaining Blood Sugar...food on the trail

    ...sugars and it allows the body to break down the sugar and store it properly within the body. Fructose or other sugar is absorbed quickly forcing the pancreas to pump out more insulin. This sugar often ends up as brown fat that surrounds your organs and is definitely not good for anything or...
  10. Via2010

    Maintaining Blood Sugar...food on the trail

    ...I am a diabetic and from my training I learnt that human body can not develop a dangerously low blood-sugar, unless you depend on artificial insuline. The body will regulate itself, telling you that he is hungry if blood-sugar falls under a certain limit. However, your nutrition can influence...
  11. lizlane

    San Sebastian to have no dedicated pilgrim accommodation next year?

    ...they took about twelve mobile and 4,000 euros; and a CUA RTO stealing clothes and food in Zumaia. "They had taken from the fridge to the insulin of a pilgrim," recalls Imaz But it is in Donostia where, in general, the situation has come to pass and they have finished, confesses Imaz...
  12. D

    Taking a Type 1 diabetic teen to Camino - what to expect?

    I did the Camino Norte with an Italian gentleman in 2010 and often didn't stay in albergues with us due to no refrigeration. So he would stay at pensions. I do hope albergues on the Primitivo can give you access to a fridge.
  13. J

    Taking a Type 1 diabetic teen to Camino - what to expect?

    ...it is very easy to overdose and you will end up with a blood sugar that is too high. In my experience, you do not need a prescription for insulin. At the pharmacy, you will need to either write it down or show them the pen/or vial. that you are currently using. You will not believe how...
  14. Pilgy

    Taking a Type 1 diabetic teen to Camino - what to expect?

    ...brittle Type 1 diabetes. She developed a great sense of confidence on the camino as she remained constantly aware of her need for food or insulin. She was also very cautious about avoiding blisters or other foot injuries, and knew to report any skin breakdown or signs of infection to a...
  15. sugargypsy

    Taking a Type 1 diabetic teen to Camino - what to expect?

    Depending how much insulin you will take on your Camino, you could buy a special travel bag, which will keep insulin at the right temperature for quite some time. You only need cold water to activate the cooling crystals as soon as they don't keep the temperature low enough. There are special...
  16. Tincatinker

    Taking a Type 1 diabetic teen to Camino - what to expect?

    Depending on the specific brand/type of Insulin most is fine stored in a temp range of 5 - 25C so refrigeration as such may not always be required on the Primitivo in May. An insulated wrap buried fairly deep in a back pack will likely provide suitable temp ranges. Obviously the top or an outer...
  17. Via2010

    Taking a Type 1 diabetic teen to Camino - what to expect?

    ...and don´t have a kitchen or a fridge (e. g. Borres). So you should really plan your stages ahead. And keep in mind, that the ammount of insuline needed may differ from day to day. A german type1-diabetic, Grit Ott, wrote a book about her camino experiences, which might be useful (if you can...
  18. Alx

    Taking a Type 1 diabetic teen to Camino - what to expect?

    ...Emergency numbers? A list of hospitals with emergency units along the Camino? Are albergues normally equipped with refrigerators (to keep insulin overnight)? Or should we check in advance if they are? We'd appreciate any experience shared by those who already walked the Camino with diabetic...
  19. Annette london

    Ibuprofen considerations

    .......therefore my husband can't have that lovely ginger tea or the pretty coloured cucumin! Magnesium can lower blood glucose so diabetics on insulin therapy need to be aware of this Anyway at the end of the day it's up to each individual to be aware of what they might think is "natural" as...
  20. tpmchugh

    Diabetes & the camino

    I am type 2 and have been on the camino 5 times. Not for the first time, I forgot to take my medication but the exercise was keeping my blood sugar levels in check. Sometimes it is hard to get breakfast in the first 5 to 10 kms and metformin must be taken with food so occasionally I did forget...

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