Re: [pct-l] Diabetes Hiking

[Owen Kittredge <owenk@quiknet.com>]

Hi

Do you have to carry insluin? If so how do you keep it cold?  I ask these
questions be cause I am taking a young man (19yr) to the Grand Canyon for 7 days
during New Years time frame.

Thanks

Owen K

Hiker97@aol.com wrote:

> I just got off a 5 day/50 mile hike in the Mt. Whitney region.  I am a Type
> II diabetic.  Not a big deal, but I loose my appetite when I hike in high
> country.  I have to plan my food for what I will REALLY eat and not just for
> nutrition and variety.  This year I used an Ebbits fuel tablet stove only for
> Jiffy Pop.  Also, an item of interest is that I wore Teva Wraptor running
> sandals for the whole trip.  They worked fine and were very comfortable with
> SuperFeet inserts.  The Space Blanket covered umbrella worked fine too to
> keep the sun off me.  My pack was not beefy enough to give a good ride, so I
> have ordered a Vortex STX pack with some custom features.  They start making
> it Monday.  Cheers, Switchback
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