[Dr Sham Mahmood]

Where do I find insulin and travelling matters in diabetics with regards to flying far East?

Taiwo

[Dr Sham Mahmood]

Hi Taiwo,

Thank you for your question. The resource for this is included in module 4.

The CAA mentions the following;

When travelling east the day will be shortened and if more than two hours are lost, it may be necessary to take fewer units with intermediate or long-acting insulin.

When travelling west the travel day will be extended and if this is more than 2 hours it may be necessary to supplement this with additional injections of short-acting insulin or an increased dose of an intermediate-acting insulin.

The direct link to this is;

https://www.caa.co.uk/Passengers/Before-you-fly/Am-I-fit-to-fly/Guidance-for-health-professionals/Diabetes/

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