Travel Tips for Your Next Adventure

Calling all jet-setters, road-trippers, and stay-cationers! Do you know how to stay safe this holiday season while traveling? We’ve laid out some helpful tips and tricks to make traveling this holiday season a breeze. 

Travel
    There are so many things that can go wrong when we travel, like lost luggage, delayed flights, flat tires, and unexpected detours. It is important to be prepared for sudden, unexpected changes in plans. Preparations for these situations can include bringing your entire bottle of emergency relief medication and monitoring devices, like scales and blood pressure monitors, with you. We always encourage monitoring yourself while traveling as you may see changes in readings and symptoms due to changes in eating, drinking, and stress that may require emergency relief medications, like diuretics or antihypertensive drugs. If you are on our Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) program, our devices are travel friendly and will transmit from all over the world. 

General Health and Safety
    Staying safe is a no-brainer when traveling. Listed below are some general travel and safety tips:

• Be sure to check the projected weather so you can pack appropriate clothing and footwear.
• Keep a small notebook or paper with you that details your itinerary, emergency contact information, any medical issues/diagnoses, medications, and other pertinent information. Make copies of your travel documents as well in the event something is lost or stolen.
• Pack at least two (2) day’s worth of clothing, medications, and toiletries in your carry on bag in case your checked luggage is lost or delayed. Be mindful of any cultural or religious modesty expectations and norms. 
• Wash and/or sanitize your hands regularly and wear a mask if you have a compromised immune system.
• Try to incorporate light exercise into your daily routine. This can include walking, stretching, indoor cycling, or water aerobics. For more information on gentle exercises, you can click the link here to be taken to our blog post.

We wish you a happy holiday season and a happy New Year! As always, stay safe and healthy! 

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