Does anyone know if there are any rules against bringing in outside food? I can't see anyone telling me I can't bring in snacks for a child with diabetes, but I don't really want any hassle either. Also, are there charts with carb counts available at most of the dining places? My step son is on an insulin pump now, so counting carbs is more important than ever.

Thanks for any info!

Unless you're trying to bring in a full size camping sized ice chest with a full picnic they won't even blink. My daughter is hypoglacemic and we carry a small lunch sized soft sided cooler with all sorts of snacks for her and the only rule is NO glass and of course no knives...so I just prep her fruit and stuff in the room, use ziplock baggies, for some reason they don't like tupperware type containers ? No clue on that one, as for your carbs I'd carry plenty in a back pack, not that you can't get them but at times the lines to get to the food are quite a wait!

with his pump you don't need to worry about a kit but if you carry an emergency back up sryinge kit the security check will glance at it but won't ask you to take it back to your room or anything like that.

Have fun and remember he'll be burning more calories than normal so be prepared for lower sugar levels.

We have a diabetic child too. We went a couple years ago and this year are leaving in 4 days! It was fine. We actually had a problem with HIGH blood sugar as it was hard to count carbs and we kind of let him overindulge once in a while.

We had no one say ANYTHING about bringing snacks, insulin, gylcogon (sp?) or needles in the park. Everyday we brought all his supplies in and dropped them off at first aid (he only has a shot at breakfast, dinner, and bedtime). They were great there and told us to come in whenever we needed to. We always had breakfast before hand and dinner we had it all with us.

Our endocronologist gives us a note to carry with us for the airplane and any other situation that states he has diabetes and is required to carry snacks, insulin, test kit, etc. You may want to check with his/her doctor.

Have a great time! I would be happy to answer any other questions!

:)

I never thought of dropping things off at First Aid, although we won't have as many supplies now that he's on the pump. Thank you for the info!

You're probably an expert on your child's needs and hopefully won't need it, but just to let you know, the First Aid Centers are staffed with RN's and they're wonderful. So if you have any issues or concerns, they're available to help.

Adrienne