Prep for a 1-day trip out of town?

[Amanda and a Loudogg]

Hello everyone!

I think this may be a silly question, but I figure, what the hay?! It doesn't hurt anything or anyone to ask, so I'll throw it out there. My husband and I are going on our first out-of-town trip since Lou's diagnosis. It's just a one-day overnight trip (we're going to see Matchbox Twenty and Counting Crows!! *Squee!). I don't yet have anyone to step in (he's an angel with me, but he won't even let my husband do his BG checks), so Lou will miss 2 doses. Is there anything I need to do or prep to get Lou (or us) ready for this trip?

On a slight aside: Not like it's going to change anything, but do you think missing 2 doses will completely throw off the progress he's been making? I'll start over if it does, but I'm obviously hoping it won't be too much of a mess to clean up when we finally decide to fly the coop!

Thanks in advance!

 

[Chris & China (GA)]

You might call your local vet and see if there's a vet tech who wouldn't mind coming by and giving those shots....they're usually happy to make a few extra bucks

IF there's no other choice and there's no history of ketones, I think you could skip without causing a lot of trouble....since you're using Vetsulin, it's an "in and out" insulin anyway, so there's no "depot" like with Lantus to disrupt

 

[JeffJ]

The numbers are not too high. But that just shows that you are good at regulating. One day of missed doses could cause a large rise. Sounds like a fun concert.