I need to keep my insulin bottles cool for over 7 hours in flight. The Frio packs wont stay cool that long. I need to do something due to the new regulations of liquids on flights. What do you do? Wished there was a battery operated little machine to put my two vials in so that I can take it with me as a carry on.
HELP!! I need to go to NY for a week in january!
2006-11-30 10:45:48 · 8 answers · asked by Triskelion 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
I'm actually born and raised from Brooklyn NY myself but moved to AZ in 1997. I visit family every year and my sister will be having twins 1st week of january! I'll be an uncle!!
2006-12-01 04:32:43 · update #1
I want to thank you all for your sincere answers. I really appreciate it. I will contact the airlines and see what they have to say.
2006-12-01 04:33:19 · update #2
Check with the airline you are flying with. Even with the new regulations regarding liquids on flights, you should be allowed to take insulin bottles along without difficulty. I would suggest you take new bottles that still have the top seals intact, as proof that they haven't been tampered with in any way. On the flight itself, the attendants might be able to store your insulin in the coolers they use for food. If you provide them in a nice sturdy plastic container, with your id info inside and outside, it shouldn't be any problem for them to do. I know it's been done for others because I had an acquaintance who just flew here to Korea and that is what she did. But contact the airline reps because they might have better suggestions. You can also make arrangements for special meals that you want or need in line with your diabetes. Be sure to carry a prescription for your insulin as well, just in case you need to replace a bottle. Make sure the script has your doctor's full phone number and information on it. That way another doctor has the information he needs to rewrite it for a local pharmacy to fill. You'd also want to inform the attendants on the flight so they can keep tabs on you just in case. They have training to deal with diabetic emergencies in flight, but obviously they'd have to suspect it in the first place if you couldn't tell them what was wrong. And you should have something on you like a Medic Alert bracelet that would warn medical people of your condition, for the same reasons. If you did have a problem that required an ambulance or ER visit, it's one of the things they would look for. Have a safe trip, and contact the airline you are flying with for the most up to date info, though.
2006-11-30 11:06:47 · answer #1 · answered by The mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-14 17:06:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are going to NYC I am jealous as I am a Brooklyn boy. The most recent insulins both long acting and rapid acting are available in 'pen' systems which do NOT require refrigeration so this would be a good option. These pen systems are so good that I no longer prescribe vials of insulin. Although Lilly has a pen system it must be obtained from the physician not the pharmacist so we do not bother with these and I utilize Novolin's systems which includes rapid acting, combination insulins, and long acting basal insulin. Enjoy your trip.
2006-12-01 01:11:42 · answer #3 · answered by john e russo md facm faafp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which insulins are you on?
You might find this and other easily searchable articles interesting: http://blogs.healthcentral.com/diabetes/david-mendosa/refrigerating-insulin-and-byetta-2006-08-21
You can keep insulin at room temperature for a month or more. (I have been doing this since 1980 without a problem.) Unless you heat it -- say, in a car in the sun -- or freeze it, it has a slow degradation. It won't just "go bad" from a seven hour flight.
Look on some of the type 1 message boards. We keep our current bottles in our desks at work, in our backpacks and handbags, and all those normal places. The rule of thumb has always been "if you are comfortable (at this temperature), so is your insulin."
2006-11-30 11:42:47 · answer #4 · answered by naniwako 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most drug stores sell small insulin bags that have a compartment that holds a gel ice pack. I freeze the ice pack and I am ready to go it stays cold for a long while.
2006-11-30 11:28:44 · answer #5 · answered by NandA91 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put your insulin in a cup or bowl of ice if you're not able to take a small carry on cooler.
2006-11-30 11:07:09 · answer #6 · answered by Babyface 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may have to take a Ziploc baggie with you and when you freezer paks quit working ask the stewardess for some icecubes
2006-11-30 10:59:32 · answer #7 · answered by shorty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋