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Flying
With Diabetes: New Precautions
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Tips to prevent problems
The
Transportation Safety
Administration offers the following advise for persons with
diabetes who will be traveling by air:
- Notify
the screener that you have diabetes and are carrying your
supplies with you.
- Make
sure insulin (vials or outer box of individual doses), jet
injectors, pens, infusers, and preloaded syringes are marked
properly (professionally printed label identifying the
medication or manufacturer's name or pharmaceutical label)
- There
is no limitation on the number of empty syringes that you will
be allowed to carry through the security checkpoint; however
you must have insulin with you in order to carry empty
syringes through the checkpoint.
- Lancets,
blood glucose meters, blood glucose test strips can be carried
through the security checkpoint.
- Notify
screeners if you're wearing an insulin pump and ask if they
will visually inspect the pump since it cannot be removed from
your person.
- Insulin
pumps and supplies must be accompanied by insulin with
professionally printed labels described above.
- If
possible, advise screeners when/if you are experiencing low
blood sugar and are in need of medical assistance.
In
the event that you encounter problems boarding a flight, you
should contact the FAA Grounds Security Commissioner at the
airport for assistance. You should not pack diabetes supplies in
checked baggage, because the cargo hold temperatures can vary
greatly and because you may need the supplies during the flight.
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