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

[cheryl echevarria]

You know what people no reason to get rude and obnoxious.

Don't listen to me I don't care, but do not be rude and obnoxious. Do you 
know how many people write me off list and thank me for this information, I 
really don't understand.

Cheryl Echevarria
Independent Travel Consultant
C10-10646

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Advise about checking your blood sugar 
andgivinginjections on airlines


> 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
> > 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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