[Diabetes-talk] Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 48, Issue 5

[William and Bernadette Jacobs]

Hi Linda:

Bern here.  I just flew to the Annual NFB Convention in Orlando.  I have 
actually flown a number of times with my meds.  I not only use this practice 
with insulin and syringes, I never allow my meds in luggage in the vbelly of 
the plane.  I carry all my meds, syringes, and even my oral meds in a 
separate carry-on on the plane.  As a precautionary measure, I have even had 
my doctor write out a statement saying that I am a diabetic and need these 
things to go on the plane with me.  I have actually had no trouble.  Usually 
when they see Insulin, they don't give you any flack.  We have even done 
this traveling abroad when my husband  and I adopted our two children from 
China/Thailand, respectively.  It wasn't till we got to China that they gave 
me garbage about my meter.  They even opened up my bottle of test strips 
that I had in my meter case, dumping them all over the counter!  Ready to 
Kill!  But, China is something I don't like to talk about much more than 
that.  I won't go any further with them!  Oooooo!  In America, however, I've 
had absolutely no trouble at all.  One reason none of that goes in the belly 
is, ya never know if they're going to lose your luggage for you and ya don't 
dare take that chance.  At least I won't!

Bern
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Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 48, Issue 5


>I am an insulin dependent diabetic.  I have to travel by air next month and 
>have no idea what I can bring with me on the plane or how it needs to be 
>packaged.  Can someone tell me
>
> Linda
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