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Thirty five days and I never knowingly encountered another diabetic

Dov of the Galilee

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The thought only occurred to me tonight as I lay in my bed in Santiago. After fruitlessly trying to find food with no luck I am faced with waiting till ten A.M. tomorrow in Madrid. I wonder how other insulin dependent diabetics fare here? Using this evening as an example I went into the center of Santiago looking for a meal. If you want tapas, beer,wine, cookies,cake, ice cream or coffee then you're in luck. But if you need protein I.e. real food good luck because everything around,here opens at 2000 to 2030 hours. In a city of one hundred thousand that makes a,good piece of coin from tourists I'd think that wouldn't be the case bur I'm wrong.

The back up plan is to go to a grocery store but despite walking 3 kilometers not a single one presented itself.


So if you're a diabetic make sure you have safety nets well in place that you don't find yourself hard pressed.
 
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That's precisely what I did, I am quite familiar with Google. The problem has been incorrect information . The wise pilgrim app will tell you that an albergue opens at 11 and you arrive and check in is at 1300 or 1500 as the place I am currently in. Grocery stores are anything from what my say is a gas station to something substantial. Again in my walk today through the old town there was not a place open between 1800 to 1900 that person could buy a few ingredients and make a meal. It's that simple. If you can sustain on beer and olives you'll have no problem. Even "proper " pilgrim meals are mostly carbohydrates which is sugar.

I'm just warning fellow diabetics be super aware of what's available and have options.
 
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Dov of the Galilee said:
That's precisely what I did, I am quite familiar with Google. The problem has been incorrect information
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I'm sorry to have made the assumption that you hadn't checked Google Maps first. Many of us don't bother using it when we are at home because we already know where all of our local shops are, so it may not be a habit to consult it when we are traveling. And you're right that sometimes the hours are incorrect.
 
I don't know if you are going by plane or train. The airport coffee shop opens at 7:10. The train might have a dining car if you are taking that route.

I am not insulin dependant, but do have T2 diabetes and usually carry Baby Bell cheeses, walnuts, peanuts, etc. You may be able to buy something like a bag of nuts in an airport shop or on the train.
 
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