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Tui diabetic flight meal

jacko1970s

jacko1970s

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
He is what I was given as a diabetic meal on a long haul flight
Dinner was chicken veg and potato
Two crackers no cheese wholemeAl bread
Sugar to go in the tea/coffee
And for afters this IMG_1549.jpgIMG_1550.jpg
 
And for the the before we land snack a cheese roll and a banana with a bag of crisps
 
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kitedoc said:
That is it! I might even work on a shark bite type impression to get the message across!!
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The airlines give you a bag in the seat pocket to put leftover stuff in like that.

Singapore Airlines have the best long haul meals between London and Singapore that I have eaten, certainly beats QANTAS fare in economy on the same route.
 
I have no clue what a "diabetic meal" is supposed to be and have never tried it.
My preference is Asian Vegetarian. This is often a curry where you can easily avoid the rice and chapati.
The normal vegetarian is usually pasta so avoided where possible.
 
That's why I fast when flying..

Edit to add Eatwell does say base meals around starchy carbs... and hey it's vegan so it must be ok!
 
A few years ago I overheard a conversation on a Thomson's flight. A passenger was asking for some carbohydrate with her meal. The flight attendant apologised and said she'd thought the lady had ordered a diabetic meal. The passenger confirmed she had done so, but added that she was on insulin and required carbohydrate with her meal, or she would go hypo.

That just confirms that labels don't work, as all diabetics are different. I have always opted for a normal meal and carry carbs in my hand luggage, just in case. I haven't been on long flights since being diagnosed coeliac. Goodness knows how they'd deal with that! (I'm thinking more about gluten contamination here, though the last 4 Thomson meals I had consisted of sausage or sausage.)
 
I just wonder what people expect when they order a diabetic meal as most people and obviously the airlines do not know that a small percentage of diabetics eat low carb... and it is only a small percentage among all diabetics...so will not cater for that better just to have a normal meal
 
I recently flew long haul BA to Mexico and back. Didn’t bother advising them I am diabetic as I knew the likelihood of a low carb meal was slim to none. The chicken main course came with rice, a tomato sauce and veg. I ate the chicken and veg. Salad starter. I ate the tiny cheese portion and two botts of the red wine!
The snack before landing was a sandwich...
Coming back I was prepared. Container of Mexican blue cheese, some very nice sausages in my hand luggage. The meal was utter **** so I ate the protein and dumped the rest. Bott of red wine.
The snack before landing was a sandwich...
Moral of the tale is carry my own nibbles, ask for leftover cheese.
 
My impression is that the diabetic meals are aimed at insulin users and they qualify as diabetic because they give the carbohydrate content to aid calculating the insulin dose.
Given that mainstream organisations like Diabetes UK are only just easing away from the emphasis on "healthy carbs" it must be very difficult for any catering organisation to know what is appropriate.
Now if they offered a "keto" option that would suit LCHF advocates and probably also find favour with non-diabetics.
 
To be honest, I'm sure the airlines base these meals on the nutritional guidelines where they are based, and influenced by where the flight originates, so UK, will be NICE based.

I don't order diabetic meals, but gluten free is just about the same only even more vile bread and pasta. Of course, my assessment of GF bread or pasta being more vile than "usual" stuff is based on my taste (never, ever been a pasta fan and bread I could always take or leave), and anecdotal feedback from others on GF eating.
 
dancer said:
A few years ago I overheard a conversation on a Thomson's flight. A passenger was asking for some carbohydrate with her meal. The flight attendant apologised and said she'd thought the lady had ordered a diabetic meal. The passenger confirmed she had done so, but added that she was on insulin and required carbohydrate with her meal, or she would go hypo.

That just confirms that labels don't work, as all diabetics are different. I have always opted for a normal meal and carry carbs in my hand luggage, just in case. I haven't been on long flights since being diagnosed coeliac. Goodness knows how they'd deal with that! (I'm thinking more about gluten contamination here, though the last 4 Thomson meals I had consisted of sausage or sausage.)
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Same here, having coeliac ( or an allergy containing milk, lactose, peanut, soya etc) can be a nightmare on top of everything else.
 
Mike D said:
https://wildabouttravel.boardingarea.com/2016/06/airline-meal-codes/

Read it and learn ... airlines are tied to catering companies but the point of departure dictates as not all caterers can meet identical standards, especially on expansive networks

IATA sets the codes, the airlines deviate by necessity based on local supply
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I'm flabbergasted. So many choices and stil no low carb meal. And what the heck is a refugee meal? Have they started to get rid of their refugees by feeding them to plane passengers now in the USA?
 
Always ask the airline reservations personnel and they will add an SSR (special service request) to the booking. Very few people do it when they could have avoided the issue
 
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