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<blockquote data-quote="lizdeluz" data-source="post: 1426414" data-attributes="member: 32108"><p>I have had a couple of problems in the past:</p><p>1) where do I put my insulin and testing supplies when on the plane? If you choose to have an in-flight meal, it can be a pain to have to get your stuff out of your hand luggage which has been stowed away on the shelf above your head, and sometimes cabin staff have even to move your bag a bit further away, just to get everyone's baggage stowed. I have tried to have a separate bag near my feet, but cabin staff don't allow that. I have to make sure that my hand luggage is roomy enough to hold my insulin kit, and then I have to check that I know exactly where it is on the luggage rack.</p><p>2) Once, my flight was delayed when I was already air-side. I was expecting to eat on the plane, but we didn't board. We were delayed at least an hour in a big room where there were no food supplies of any kind. I was starting to go hypo. A good reminder that Type 1s always have to be self-sufficient and have enough glucose tablets in their hand luggage.</p><p>3) I have never had any problems checking my insulin kit through security. I usually set off their alarms, but it's nothing to do with diabetes, it's a bracelet that I cannot remove because it's now too small to go over my hand!</p><p></p><p>My advice: don't try to have a separate bag for your insulin kit. Make sure you can get to your kit and to your glucose tablets at all times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lizdeluz, post: 1426414, member: 32108"] I have had a couple of problems in the past: 1) where do I put my insulin and testing supplies when on the plane? If you choose to have an in-flight meal, it can be a pain to have to get your stuff out of your hand luggage which has been stowed away on the shelf above your head, and sometimes cabin staff have even to move your bag a bit further away, just to get everyone's baggage stowed. I have tried to have a separate bag near my feet, but cabin staff don't allow that. I have to make sure that my hand luggage is roomy enough to hold my insulin kit, and then I have to check that I know exactly where it is on the luggage rack. 2) Once, my flight was delayed when I was already air-side. I was expecting to eat on the plane, but we didn't board. We were delayed at least an hour in a big room where there were no food supplies of any kind. I was starting to go hypo. A good reminder that Type 1s always have to be self-sufficient and have enough glucose tablets in their hand luggage. 3) I have never had any problems checking my insulin kit through security. I usually set off their alarms, but it's nothing to do with diabetes, it's a bracelet that I cannot remove because it's now too small to go over my hand! My advice: don't try to have a separate bag for your insulin kit. Make sure you can get to your kit and to your glucose tablets at all times. [/QUOTE]
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