[Diabetes-talk] Advise about checking your blood sugarandgivinginjections on airlines

[Mike Freeman]

Not shooting the messenger; just stating that security personnel don't 
follow TSA's own advice. (grin)

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: <mota at hawaii.rr.com>; "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" 
<diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Advise about checking your blood 
sugarandgivinginjections on airlines


> yes but security is getting tighter, per the FAA and TSA if you need to 
> take an injectible medication you need to bring a note from the doctor and 
> inform the flight attendants of this, or you can have issues. I am only 
> passing along what has been informed by the government.
>
> Don't shoot the messenger.
>
>
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Milton Ota" <mota at hawaii.rr.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 7:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Advise about checking your blood sugar 
> andgivinginjections on airlines
>
>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [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
>>
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