Diabetes patients in particular must take into account the time difference when dosing their medication during long-distance travel and adjust their stockpiling in their hand luggage accordingly.
Spare pen useful
When traveling to the West, the day is longer, here more insulin must be given according to the time difference: for example, time difference of 6 hrs corresponds to 6/24 (25%) more insulin, when traveling to the East, this applies vice versa.
Also useful in hand luggage: a spare pen, a spare blood glucose meter and a hypoglycemia emergency kit. The special ration of dextrose in the bag should be a matter of course.
Cosmetics and non-prescription items
Duty-free items purchased at airports in the EU or on board an aircraft of an EU airline may be carried in a sealed bag, provided a receipt of purchase from the same day is available. Sealing of the items is done by the point of sale.
Special regulations for duty-free purchases currently apply to the USA. Corresponding information is available from the respective point of sale.
As a general rule, special situations call for special actions: So if you want to avoid problems with medicines in your hand luggage in advance, you should notify us at the latest when you check in. The form of the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices for the carriage of narcotics can be downloaded from this link.
