Re: diabetes and traveling

[Guest guest]

I have traveled by air many times since 9/11 and never had a problem

with my monitor. I just put it in my carry on bag and let it be x-rayed.

No note from the doctor and no questions have ever been asked.

According to the website covering airplane carry-on you are allowed to

bring diabetic medicines and monitors on the plane in carry-on baggage.

Again, I have had no problems but YMMV.

Brad

Type 2

[Guest guest]

I think most of the difficulty comes from traveling with insulin. I'm

planning a trip this summer to the Dominican Republic and my son uses Lantus

as well as oral meds. I thought we needed to bring a note from his endo but

the rules have changed. We need to bring a pre-printed label from the

pharmacy or mail-order pharmacy reflecting his meds, syringes and lancets.

Steve.

NYC.

> I have traveled by air many times since 9/11 and never had a problem

> with my monitor. I just put it in my carry on bag and let it be x-rayed.

>

> No note from the doctor and no questions have ever been asked.

> According to the website covering airplane carry-on you are allowed to

> bring diabetic medicines and monitors on the plane in carry-on baggage.

>

> Again, I have had no problems but YMMV.

>

> Brad

> Type 2

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[Guest guest]

Our travel agent said that ALL medicines need to be in pharmacy

labeled containers (even OTC in original packaging) when you

travel...and you should carry them on with you at all times.

Our pharmacy did a set of small bottles of my prescription meds for

me just for this purpose, no charge. I keep them in my suitcase and

fill them up when we go on a trip.

Better safe than sorry!

>

> > I have traveled by air many times since 9/11 and never had a

problem

> > with my monitor. I just put it in my carry on bag and let it be

x-rayed.

> >

> > No note from the doctor and no questions have ever been asked.

> > According to the website covering airplane carry-on you are

allowed to

> > bring diabetic medicines and monitors on the plane in carry-on

baggage.

> >

> > Again, I have had no problems but YMMV.

> >

> > Brad

> > Type 2

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/

> >

> > To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to:

> > diabetes-unsubscribe

> > Hope you come back soon!

> >

[Guest guest]

Good suggestion about getting the pharmacy to print labels for smaller

bottles. Especially if I'm only going to need a week's supply.

> Our travel agent said that ALL medicines need to be in pharmacy

> labeled containers (even OTC in original packaging) when you

> travel...and you should carry them on with you at all times.

>

> Our pharmacy did a set of small bottles of my prescription meds for

> me just for this purpose, no charge. I keep them in my suitcase and

> fill them up when we go on a trip.

>

> Better safe than sorry!

>

>

>> I think most of the difficulty comes from traveling with insulin.

> I'm

>> planning a trip this summer to the Dominican Republic and my son

> uses Lantus

>> as well as oral meds. I thought we needed to bring a note from his

> endo but

>> the rules have changed. We need to bring a pre-printed label from

> the

>> pharmacy or mail-order pharmacy reflecting his meds, syringes and

> lancets.

>>

>> Steve.

>> NYC.