What does everyone do when they travel?
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I am in a hotel right now as my first time traveling with peptides. I bought this from Amazon and the freezer packs lasted the entire 6 hours from my house to the hotel and were still frozen and solid. I had it in my carry on and TSA never blinked or asked me to remove it. In the hotel I put it in the fridge. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLC8YF6F?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
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I need to travel internationally for a month towards end of Dec. The only one I want to keep running is Reta and I was planning to take it in an unlabeled vial with an unopened insulin syringe pack.
What do people think? I read the discussion post by @randy that pens are better, but I'm trying to avoid getting a pen just for this travel, which will need me to get pen needles and cartridges too, and I normally always use syringes.
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Seems like the disposable travel pen is perfect for you @pep_researcher. You get a 2pack from the store, load it up with your reta and just take the pens with you. If you get stopped, which I doubt you will, just say its your insulin pens.
@denti Hmmmm I guess you didn't read the last part of my reply "but I'm trying to avoid getting a pen just for this travel, which will need me to get pen needles and cartridges too, and I normally always use syringes."
The disposable pens don't come with cartridges and pen needles and I'm not yet committed to pens to get those separately just for these.
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I understand you want to avoid it, but I am suggesting your trip for a month is basically the perfect setup for travel disposable pens. If you still want to avoid that, then print out a label putting the name of some insulin and you'll be fine. No one is going to think twice.
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I understand you want to avoid it, but I am suggesting your trip for a month is basically the perfect setup for travel disposable pens. If you still want to avoid that, then print out a label putting the name of some insulin and you'll be fine. No one is going to think twice.
@denti Yeah, was thinking of putting "Tirzepatide" on it. They are not gonna send the vial for ID check.
I don't know any insulin names... going GLP route has saved from that knowledge. hehe -
I need to travel internationally for a month towards end of Dec. The only one I want to keep running is Reta and I was planning to take it in an unlabeled vial with an unopened insulin syringe pack.
What do people think? I read the discussion post by @randy that pens are better, but I'm trying to avoid getting a pen just for this travel, which will need me to get pen needles and cartridges too, and I normally always use syringes.
@pep_researcher a disposable pen is the way. Add a nice label and its no question.
Vials and needles raise eye brows but with the right labels you can make those look "official" too.
its a public forum so saying more than that is probably a bad idea for me.
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I travel all the time for work….never had a problem with TSA as long as I check my bag. I put in a pepticool container with an ice pak….it works well.
@rmchrist You put reconned peps in a CHECKED BAG? I'm not going to do that as the temperatures in cargo can swing heavily. What I can do is put syringes in checked bag. But ideally I don't want to due to delayed or lost luggage issues.
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I have flown twice with 4 pens, for myself and my husband. No issues. I told TSA I had refrigerated meds in a cooler pack. That was it. No questions.
@jackiee I have traveled recently as well with a couple of pens in a cooler pack. Didn't specifically say anything, but the "sharps" container included likely gave all the explanation needed. Not even a question about them.
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@denti Yeah, was thinking of putting "Tirzepatide" on it. They are not gonna send the vial for ID check.
I don't know any insulin names... going GLP route has saved from that knowledge. hehe@denti Yeah, was thinking of putting "Tirzepatide" on it. They are not gonna send the vial for ID check.
I don't know any insulin names... going GLP route has saved from that knowledge. heheI have extra non disposable pens. If you want one I'll mail it to you with a pack of cartridges. Just pay me back for the shipping. Message me if you do.
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I take everything in my carry on, with ice packs and never been questioned by TSA and don't even let them know I have meds in my carry on. But this year I've only done domestic travel, no international so far with peps.
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I figure international airports you may get questioned more frequently, but even then a simple it’s my insulin will be sufficient. Millions of diabetics flying daily with their meds. No one cares. Now I wouldn’t take my peps to Dubai or China though. But domestically no one is going to question you if you say it’s my medication.
I should clarify I’m talking about reconstituted peps. I wouldn’t travel with lyophilized. I figure eventually someone is going to get curious about that white looking powder in a vial. Not worth the hassle to try to explain it to them what it is.
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@denti Yeah, was thinking of putting "Tirzepatide" on it. They are not gonna send the vial for ID check.
I don't know any insulin names... going GLP route has saved from that knowledge. heheI have extra non disposable pens. If you want one I'll mail it to you with a pack of cartridges. Just pay me back for the shipping. Message me if you do.
@denti Thanks so much for your offer. Let me think if I want to take the plunge on pens. Will definitely DM you if I decide to.
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I figure international airports you may get questioned more frequently, but even then a simple it’s my insulin will be sufficient. Millions of diabetics flying daily with their meds. No one cares. Now I wouldn’t take my peps to Dubai or China though. But domestically no one is going to question you if you say it’s my medication.
I should clarify I’m talking about reconstituted peps. I wouldn’t travel with lyophilized. I figure eventually someone is going to get curious about that white looking powder in a vial. Not worth the hassle to try to explain it to them what it is.
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I figure international airports you may get questioned more frequently, but even then a simple it’s my insulin will be sufficient. Millions of diabetics flying daily with their meds. No one cares. Now I wouldn’t take my peps to Dubai or China though. But domestically no one is going to question you if you say it’s my medication.
I should clarify I’m talking about reconstituted peps. I wouldn’t travel with lyophilized. I figure eventually someone is going to get curious about that white looking powder in a vial. Not worth the hassle to try to explain it to them what it is.
Now I wouldn’t take my peps to Dubai
Ohh why? What's the trouble with Dubai? I've a connection exactly through Dubai! I asked Gemini and ChatGPT and it says labeled vial with a piece of "prescription" should be good to go.
Although I won't be leaving the air side, so technically there's not going to be any other security check once I enter security zone at the US departure airport.
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