[Diabetes-talk] Advise about checking your blood sugar and givinginjections on airlines

[Milton Ota]

I've been a diabetic for now over 25 years and been giving myself shots for
about 10 years now and travelling to convention by air, there is no choice
but to give yourself an insulin shot while in flight especially on long
flights from Hawaii to the central and eastern states for convention.

I travel with my wife and I sit usually on the inside seat so when I give
myself a shot it really doesn't bother the passenger sitting in the seat
beside me.
 

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[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheryl echevarria
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:47 PM
To: diabetes-talk
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Advise about checking your blood sugar and
givinginjections on airlines

Because of the safety issues surrounding us these days with the airlines. I 
would recommend check prior to boarding in the ladies room or men rooms do 
not do it on the plane right next to a stranger.

For one thing if for some reason unless you are flying from California to NY

non-stop or overseas do not do it in your regular seat on the plane.  For 
one the person that you sit next may not like the sight of blood, you can 
contaminate someone even if you don't have aids or some other disease.  And 
the other, the flight crew wont let you do it, unless you tell them prior to

boarding you are diabetic and then still they may not allow you to take 
insulin thinking it is something else.  If you have to do it, go to the 
bathroom and do it, but that means getting out of your seat and asking the 
flight crew to get your bag down for you and put it back up there.

But do it in the bathroom and not at your seat on the plane.

Cheryl Echevarria
Independent Travel Consultant
C10-10646

http://Echevarriatravel.com
1-866-580-5574

http://blog.echevarriatravel.com
Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel CST-1018299-10 


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