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Roe:
My two long time friends and I are planning a weekend in Big City. We are all super excited.

Last night, we were discussing restaurants they might like to try while in Big City.  I, esp, want to be sure they look over menus as they both have diabetes.  I'm more than happy to cater my eating habits to whatever it is they can eat..it's fine. I'm picky with food but I can adapt, esp since it's for their health.

Well, they both said "oh no, we don't want to watch what we eat while on vacation. We will be on vacation so no salads! No healthy foods at all!" 

I can definitely understand the idea of vacation=no salads.  I get it.  However, I'm a bit nervous as they both have serious health conditions they have to be careful about.

I don't know anything about diabetes, how to give a shot, sugar levels...etc.  If one or both of them get sick on me, I really won't know what to do.

I don't want to be nosy and ask them questions about their health but would it be rude to ask for a "quick-diabetes for dummies tutorial" or something? 

I have no plans to "mother" them but I hope they plan on taking care of themselves while they travel, esp since they will be with me and I've never had to help a diabetic.  I don't know the first thing. 

I'm going to go online and do some research but other than that, what's my responsibility, my part, here?   I know they are seeing it as "If I get sick Other Friend will take care of me."  But what if they both get sick and I'm the one needing to help?

I'm probably overthinking this and worrying for nothing. 

NyaChan:
"Hey you guys are grownups so you know how to handle your own bodies.  However, I have to make sure you understand - if either one of you, or worse- BOTH - of you gets sick or has a problem, I will have absolutely NO idea how to help you or what to do.  Alright?"

Winterlight:
That's a legitimate concern. If you have no idea what's wrong and both of them have crashing blood sugar, things could get messy. I'd ask for the dummies guide too.

Teenyweeny:
"Hey, friend, you know the other night when we were talking about food on our trip? It made me realise that I would have no idea what to do if you or Other Friend got sick and needed help.

In fact, I might not even be able to spot the first signs that anything was wrong. It would make me feel a lot better if you gave me a few quick pointers before we go to Big City".

That's what I would say, anyway.

amylouky:
I'd just ask, "Is there anything that I need to know in case you get sick?". If they say no, then take their word that they know what they're doing. Unless they are known for being irresponsible with their diabetes care, and/or having frequent problems that require intervention, they're probably fine. If you do know they're on insulin, then you may want to ask them to go over how to tell/what to do if they get low, as that's probably the only potentially dangerous situation you might encounter.

I'm a type 2 diabetic, but there is little to no chance anything is going to "happen" when I'm out with friends. I'm not on medicines that can cause low blood sugar, and I'm not brittle enough that my blood sugar is going to go from normal to "call an ambulance" because I don't watch what I eat at a single meal. If I didn't take any meds for a few days and ate only pasta, rice, and cake.. sure.

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