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Question: From Long Beach, California, USA:
On a recent airplane trip, my friend, who has type 1 diabetes became very ill (nausea, headaches, and disorientation). Could this be caused by the airplane ride? If so what remedies might you suggest? Is Dramamine acceptable?
Answer:
Your friend needs to check with her diabetes team to see what they recommend, but Dramamine should be fine. I hope that your friend checked her blood sugars, since if they get very high or very low, that may have caused the symptoms.
[Editor's comment: Your friend should monitor blood sugars closely if he/she uses Dramamine because it can mask the symptoms of hypoglycemia. SS]
DTQ-20021020043928
Original posting 28 Oct 2002
Posted to Other Medications and Traveling
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Last Updated: Sun Jan 15 12:11:17 2006
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