Located on the river Elbe, Hamburg is the most northern city to host the FIFA World Cup(tm). It has always been called Germany's gate to the world and now the city is preparing to welcome football fans from all over the world.
Berlin is one of the FIFA World Cup(tm) cities that are steeped in history. First being the capital of Brandenburg and later Prussia, the German Reich and finally of the BRD since 1990, it has witnessed many troubled years. These include over 40 years of separation from the rest of the country, but also the very exciting moments of the years 1989 and 1990 when the Berlin Wall finally came down and Germany was reunificated.
Can I travel long time, eventually even to far-away countries, with diabetes?
It's all a matter of the right kind of sport and the right gear.
Getting on a plane in Singapore at 6 in the evening and arriving in Aberdeen some 2 hours later (all times local) after a 10-hour flight is nothing special to the average business traveller. And also people going on long-distance holidays frequently are quite used to adjusting their wristwatch with a few turns. The watch doesn't mind at all but the human body takes more than a few turns during his sleep to deal with the time shift. Even the slightest differences also on short flights can effect the sleeping rhythm and your health.
The following phone numbers are important in Germany, if something needs to happens fast, or just in case you should flounder with something.
Apart from the "normal" preparations that you have to make before going abroad, like making sure you've got an extra injection pen, or supply parts for your insulin pump just in case something gets broken, there are a few things about the German health care system you should know about.
What do diabetics have to expect at the security checks? What should diabetics do, who need to inject insulin and are dependent on the appropriate instruments?
