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

[Mike Freeman]

Cheryl:

With respect, I have never had a problem, either testing my blood sugar or 
injecting insulin at my seat on an airplane. Insofar as I could tell, no one 
even took much notice except for one seatmate who was fascinated that I had 
a talking blood glucose meter.

I have also never had trouble with diabetes equipment during the security 
check. I know the conventional wisdom is to apprise security personnel that 
one is carrying diabetes supplies and this is, of course, a necessity if one 
uses an insulin pump. But in all cases, before I was even able to grind out 
that I was carrying diabetes gear, I was through security without a hassle.

Regretably, diabetes is sufficiently common now that it's old-hat to a 
surprising number of people including restaurant patrons, security personnel 
and everyone else.

I'm not saying that it's wrong to test in a lavatory or give oneself an 
injection there. I'm only saying that in my experience, it wasn't a problem 
doing either at my airline seat.

Mike Freeman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "diabetes-talk" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 3:46 PM
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
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