# Camping report

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/camping-report/1222>\
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA\
**Tags:** camping\
**Created:** [June 12, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/camping-report/1222 "2017-06-12T19:13:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/camping-report/1222/3 "2017-06-12T19:44:17Z")

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> [@Irish](#):
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> I went merrily down to the lake with my cellphone as my CGM receiver in my pocket. I was starting a little lower than I’d like–low 70s but made a snap decision not to return for juice, lest the kids really start crying about not going with me. I jumped in the canoe and paddled away without any sugar.

This sounds like a great adventure!

But you know, you should always carry some emergency sugar stuff! You can survive for days without insulin. But if you are low, having no sugar can mess you up pretty quick.

Try Transcend gels.

> **[Fast-Acting Glucose Gels & Shots for Diabetes Management | Transcend Foods](https://transcendfoods.com/)**
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> Transcend Foods offers fast-acting glucose gels and shots designed for people with diabetes. Easy-to-use and effective for quick blood sugar support.

Very compact and waterproof. And you can just secure it in the canoe under a seat, and never have to worry about it, and it will be there if you need it. The expiration dates are usually about 3 years, but you can ignore that date because they basically last forever!

Same thing - put one in your back pack, and in your car!

Sorry, don’t mean to lecture. 😉

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