how do i carry my insulin on the plane ??

Question

I am flying to florida in a few weeks and am having a bit of a nightmare deciding what to do with my insulin!!! I have contacted the sirline and informed them i will be carring needles and insulin and have a letter from my GP, I need to take 15 pens plus extras with me but if i leave them in their sealed boxes they will not fit into the clear plastic bag 20cms x 20cms that the airline say all liquids must be in. I have purchased two frio bags which will keep the insulin at the required temperature but these will not fit into the bag either. So do i put them in the frio bags and hope that they let me on the plane without the plastic bag, therefore keeping insulin cool for the whole journey, leave them in their sealed boxes or take them out and put the individual pens in the plastic bag and not keep them cool for the journey ??? help???

Answer 1

I've traveled a few times with my insulin and all of my pump/meter supplies in my carry on luggage. Like everyone said, make sure your prescription info is on all of the medication, put it all in big freezer ziplock clear type bags. No issues, they are used to seeing this stuff. They HAVE to let you board with those supplies, it's against ADA not to and they know it. If you are really worried, your DR can also write a note on a prescrip to put in the bag (I did this when I went to Mexico). There were no issues there either.

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Answer 3

I take insulin I am a type 1 so I need quite a bit of insulin supplies for a week (5 shots a day) the first time I had to fly (a few months ago) with all my stuff I was concerned I did everthing I was told to do, get a note from my dr. have all the org. packing info that came with the insulin, needles etc. When we got to security I told them what I had in my bag they didn't even care or look. Then on my return flight same thing they even let me skip to the front of the long security line so I could eat my breakfast (since it was an early am flight) but I have also heard terrible stories from diabetics traveling with supplies. So best I can say is just be prepared fo anything that may come your way.
I do know that anything needed for mediacl reasons the plastic bag rule does not apply. Also you are allowed a 4 oz. bottle of juice in case of a low.

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Answer 5

I wouldn't worry too much - disability laws mean that they cannot stop you taking your insulin on the plane. I've been offered to store my insulin in the fridge on the plane a few times but I've never really felt comfortable doing that incase anything happens to it. If more than one of you are flying then you might be able to spit it between 2 bags - one each. Otherwise they will probably want to open it up to check it all but they won't stop you taking it on board. A few years ago I flew to France and had to stand and explain what a blood meter was, what a finger pricker was, what an insulin pen was ... etc. etc., but in the last couple of years I've not had any problems flying and have stoped even telling them I've got diabetes unless they ask. I recently started on a pump and went to France with it on (about a month after the thing with liquids) - they didn't even ask what it was! Hope you have a good trip! :)

Answer 6

I'm with John16 on this one.

You are making a big rukus for nothing; it will make you look suspicious also. Put the insulin in your pockets on your person. Have a few syringes and your insulin vials. They will not set off any metal detectors or liquid detectors. Your body is mostly liquid, so liquid detectors are only used by the x-ray technicians. Basically, their own eyes are the liquid detectors.

Keep a backup diabetic supply in your carry-on & checked baggage.

Liquid restrictions have been relaxed.

Be advised, however, that some airlines consider insulin and a syringe a weapon. If you injected a pilot with a large amount of insulin, you could kill him.

I ran into this 'security' problem on an international Air France flight. AF would not let me keep my insulin with me on my person. They made me surrender it to them from my carry-on baggage while the flight was underway. I was not pleased.

However, I complied. But, unbeknownst to those french bozos, I had a backup supply of insulin and syringes in my pants pocket.

If the plane goes down, and I'm stranded on a 'Lost' island, I'm not going down without my insulin!!

Answer 7

You should be fine. You are allowed to bring medication needed of the trip in your hand luggage; limitations on liquid volumes do not apply. Also over-the-counter drugs are allowed. Just place the insulin visible on the tray at the security checkpoint. It is very unlikely that anyone would anything about insulin in its original container and if so a letter from a doctor would be more than enough.

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Answer 8

I'm sure you will not have a problem, if I remember correctly when I went to Texas this summer, the airlines just require if you have any medications that you need to take with you on a plane that they have your name on them, like on a prescription. When you get there I'm sure once they see that it doesnt fit in the bags, the will help you figure out the best solution. I'd get there early though, you know the run around in the airports anymore.

Answer 9

insulin can stay out of the fridge for up to a month as long as u use it in this time. or you could put the insulin into ur insulin pens and try and do it that way

Answer 10

Diabetes is usually treated through a combination of diet (low sugar), exercise and medications/insulin. Milder cases can be controlled with just diet an/or exercise while more severe cases require meds or insulin as well.
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