Re: Type 1 & airport security


"Jim Dumas" <j-dumas@.REMOVEdot-!mindspring.com> wrote in message
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| matt weber wrote:
|
| > Make sure you have a letter from your physician, or a note on his
| > prescription pad that you are diabetic, and need insulins and
| > syringes, and test equipment.
| >
| > However unless your carry on is hand inspected, it is not likely to be
| > noticed. There just isn't enough metal in a 29 or 30 gauge needle to
| > show up on an Xray
|
| Thanks for the response, Matt.
|
| My DM supplies are in a laptop carry-on bag. They will be seen but the
| usual focus is on the computer equipment. Hopefully, the computer decoy
| will keep them away from the diabetes issue.
|
| Should be interesting. Thanks for the info,
| --
| Jim Dumas
| T1 4/86, background retinopathy, rarely hypoglycemic: <1/mo.
| lispro+R+U+NPH daily, moderate exercise, typically <6% HbA1c
|

not really, if you have a laptop case, they will ask you to remove anything
that is in there and place it on the tray. that includes laptops. you also
have
to remove your shoes prior, if not, they'll pat you down.


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