From the flight deck: diabetics, watch your insulin

[Northerner]

(Reuters Health) - Changes in cabin pressure during flights may cause insulin pumps to deliver too much or too little of the medication -- possibly putting sensitive diabetics at risk, researchers report.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/19/us-flight-diabetics-idUSTRE77I6EU20110819

Not sure how practical this proposed solution is:

Diabetics should disconnect the pump before takeoff, remove air bubbles and reconnect at cruising altitude, then disconnect again and prime the line with 2 insulin units after landing before reconnecting for good. They should also disconnect the pump during flight emergencies when there's a big drop in cabin pressure, King and colleagues wrote.

 

[HOBIE]

I would like to think i am very active person and dont sit still long. Every time i am on long journey my bg goes up (lack of exersise) and do a lot of tests and take extra insulin. Every situation is different but would not mess around and if there was air bubles in the pump you would have problems pessure or not. 🙂