Doctors warn over insulin pumps on flights
A woman had hypoglycaemia after her pump delivered too much insulin mid-flight: case study
Doctors have warned about using insulin pumps on flights, after a patient developed severe hypoglycaemia when her device delivered excess doses midair.
The 55-year-old with type 1 diabetes experienced hypoglycaemia on two flights in non-pressurised cabins while using the Omnipod DASH device, they wrote in a case report.
