Air travel with diabetes
Flying with any medical condition can be a daunting task, so in addition to sharing my own experience flying with biologics, I’m also going to share my partner’s experience traveling with insulin and an insulin pump. Insulin pumps and TSA screening The biggest question for someone using an insulin pump is how security screening will work. According to the manufacturers of most insulin pumps, insulin pumps are okay to go through the metal detector, but they aren’t approved to go through x-ray or full body scanners. My partner has a Medtronic pump, and this is the guideline we followed. In most cases, this is because the manufacturer hasn’t tested the…
Air travel with Humira or Enbrel
I’ll be visiting Arizona next week during the time when I’ll need to take Humira, so, of course, one of the first things I’ll have to think about when packing is how I’m transporting it. This will be the second time I’m taking Humira or Enbrel on a plane, so it doesn’t feel like that big of a deal (no bigger than the whole TSA fiasco normally is). The first time, though, I was very confused about what I would have to do bring my Humira through the airport (or my sister her Enbrel). This post contains everything you might want to know about flying with Humira or Enbrel. To find the key…
