Holiday in Lanzarote

I'm going to Lanzarote for 14 days .

I've been before, we own an apartment there. However I've not been since May 2011 & whenever I've been in the past I've not been carb counting / not really watching BS levels etc etc. It's only really since last September when I met my new DSN and also joining this forum that I've been at grips with everything ie testing when I should / carb counting / watching BS levels etc. I would appreciate any diabetic advise as to food when I'm there.

We're staying in an apartment not our own as we currently have a long term tenant in there.

My typical food In Lanzarote would be:

Breakfast - toast (in the apartment)
or
cooked breakfast (egg, bacon, sausage, tomatoes, toast sort of thing) (done by OH & If I'm lucky enough for him to be doing this!)
or
full english breakfast or any other type of breakfast thing ie scrambled eggs & toast (at out Timbayba, a favourite restraunt)

Lunch - toastie sandwich (at Sirocco, a favourite sea front restraunt watching the planes)
or
sandwich back at the apartment

Dinner - anything ie meals out at restraunts

Ps jjjerk - if you read this, hope you enjoy your holiday in Turkey re your topic "Holiday in Turkey"

The food you have listed seems quite normal to me when on holiday.........mostly just bread as the main carb in the meals, which for the most part is easy to count, even when you don't have the exact nutritional info to hand, most bread is also absorbed reasonably quickly so you wont need to worry about timing your dose to suit slower acting carbs......

Just keep the carbs low and try and eat meats etc.........[sausage, beacon, steak, kebabs]....

For me the heat/climate is enough to add another dimension to the battle before any carbs have been counted.......

Have fun..........

I have also been thinking along these lines as I'm off to Cyprus on Saturday, the first holiday abroad since DAFNE. I'm a bit apprehensive!

It will be a lot hotter than here and I will be doing a lot more exercise and eating less carbs. Of course I can calculate what QA I need, but should I reduce my BI or just see what my results are like after a couple of days?

This whole thing about eating out...on holiday we will go out and then it could be half an hour before I actually eat, taking into account walking to restaurants, choosing one, then waiting for food. I just haven't a clue what's best to do.

I would wait and see what your results are like the first few days, you might find that you are getting more hypos, but it could be down to the extra activity [walking, exploring etc..] and so a reduction of QA from the previous meal may be better suited, especially if you think you will be doing more activity one day to another....

if you find after a few days that your having hypos, say before every meal, and not so quick to manifest itself then a BI reduction would be better....

that's my thinking anyway.......

I think when easting out you should just inject after you have ordered or when you receive the meal, same rules when back home eating out really..........if you strive to leave some time injecting and eating you should be OK........

DianeW said:
I have also been thinking along these lines as I'm off to Cyprus on Saturday, .

Thanks whiskysmum! I'm sure I will, it's just the nerves of not being "in control" when I'm away from home and a normal regime. Hope you have a lovely time too!