[Fiona]

I have been Type 1 for 3 years now and I am thinking of a career change into the airline industry. Is there anyone out there who is employeed as a flight attendant - either domestic or international. I am just wondering how difficult or easy it would be to co-ordinate different time zones etc with taking insulin.

Thanks
Fi

[ant hill]

I would think that the baseal injections to be at 12 hours from each other regardless whare you are in the world and do the boluses before you eat and of course test test test.

[JediSkipdogg]

Make sure you check regulations in your country. I seem to recall a thread a while back on here similar to this and I think a few people said their countries didn't allow diabetics to be flight attendants. Just something to look into.

As for your question....I would say you just need to adjust your schedule to keep you on a 24 hour schedule as much as possible...or look into a pump.

[BriOnH]

United Airlines has had diabetic Flight Attendants. I met quite a few growing up in a United Family. In todays world I don't know if you can or can't. I would certainly hope so. I'd do what Kev suggests and check wiht your local laws.

[DeusXM]

Aside from the regulations issue, there isn't a reason why you can't do the job. However I would have thought you probably will have to give up any idea of 'I always take my basal at x o'clock.' What you would probably need to do is have a watch that you never change the time for, and inject your basal at the same time on that watch every day. Bolus insulins aren't really a problem because you're just doing them at mealtimes.

[dgrilli]

If your Pumping make sure your cabin is always pressurized.



I would think gravity, pulling adverse G's, atmospheric pressure drops are non conducive.

[Alice]

I have friends who used to be flight attendents. I know two of them only became international attendents after many years of "seniority" were built up. I would assume you would fly domestic in the beginning?