flying

Hi. Just wondering what you can and can't do with a Freestyle Libre at airport security.... can they pass safely through X-ray & full body scan machines? There appears to be conflicting guidance online (Abbot website suggests they can't go through full body scanners and x-ray, whereas...

Hi - I wonder if anyone can throw some light for me please. Have been diagnosed diabetic since 1999, so not new to the disease, but don't fly very often and have only flown once before since being on insulin (a BA Flight to Schipol and back on business a couple of years ago, where everything...

(EDIT: If you are going on a plane start by reading this article it opened my eyes: https://asweetlife.org/what-you-should-know-about-flying-with-an-insulin-pump/) Hi, I am sure I have read somewhere before that if you don't put your pump into aeroplane mode when flying then it can suddenly...

Hi all, this is my first post, I’m looking to see if anyone else has had a similar experience to me. After the last two flights I’ve been on (one a couple of hours to Europe and the other a 9 hour transatlantic) I’ve experienced really high sugar levels, not only that but they have seemed to...

Hi, I’m travelling overseas for the first time with type 1 diabetes, and I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on what to expect and things I need to make sure I do before I leave? I’m going to Malaysia, flying with Air Malaysia. I know how much I need to take with me to cover...

MASS PANIC is the summary of this morning when I realised it's just over a month before I travel to Japan for 2 weeks. I've so many questions and I want educated answers, as opposed to recommendations that you find on google or something. If you can answer any of these questions- you are my life...

Hi everyone, first time posting! I'm a 24 year old UK national currently living and working in Athens. I moved here at the end of October and my symptoms developed around the exact same time. I noticed I was more thirsty than usual, urinating more frequently (especially at night) and was...

I'm due to go on my first holiday abroad on Saturday since being diagnosed. I don't usually suffer with motion sickness other than when I am flying. I am wondering if the tablets I take will interfere with my insulin? There's no information on the leaflet and I am ringing my DSN tomorrow to...

Hi there! I'm flying off to America on 11 March, and I've got a couple of queries regarding the flight. Under the new (well fairly new) security arrangements, how do I go about carrying m insulin with me on the flight? Do I have to pack it in the suitcase to go in the hold, or can I take it with...