Table 2 Practitioners’ knowledge of pre-travel counselling (N = 385)
Question | N | % |
|---|---|---|
1- Correctly answered that patients with diabetes should be advised to carry medicines and carbohydrate-rich snacks in easily accessible bags while travelling | 371 | 96.4% |
2- Correctly answered that insulin cannot be stored in checked luggage. | 234 | 60.8% |
3- Correctly answered that, during air travel, patients with diabetes are advised to not inject insulin at take-off. | 101 | 26.2% |
4- Correctly answered that travelling across more than five time zones requires adjustment of insulin dose and frequency. | 166 | 43.1% |
5- Correctly answered that travelling across more than five time zones does not require adjustment of oral anti-hypoglycaemic dose. | 124 | 32.2% |
6- Correctly answered that patients with diabetes who are travelling to the east region may need to increase their insulin dose | 26 | 6.8% |
7- Correctly answered that patients with diabetes who are travelling to the west region may need to decrease their insulin dose. | 24 | 6.2% |
8- Correctly answered that extremes of hot or cold climates can affect insulin and blood glucose monitoring in patients with diabetes while travelling. | 212 | 55.1% |
9- Correctly answered that pre-travel vaccination is important for patients with diabetes. | 372 | 96.6% |
10- Correctly answered that patients with diabetes need to carry ID that says that they have diabetes while travelling abroad. | 385 | 100.0% |