A man en route to Sydney, Australia, collapsed mid-flight during a 25-hour trip from Norway to Australia. The man, an engineer whose home is in Sydney, has diabetes and was prevented from bringing his medical supplies on board the plane. Can you believe it? It was all due to new airline security rules requiring that people with diabetes carry documentation along with their medications. The passenger arrived at the airport with a supply of insulin, but was forced to leave it behind because he did not have the required letter from his doctor. He was very sick on arrival in Sydney and had to be rushed to hospital in an ambulance.

Don't risk your life to get from A to B. That's the moral of this story. Okay, maybe the security rules go a bit overboard. Yes, it's a shame we live in an age where such rules are deemed necessary etc etc. Bottom line: if you plan on taking anything even slightly unusual on board a flight, do yourself a favor and find out in advance if there are any applicable restrictions. Assume anything unusual could be a problem. Assume airline/airport security staff don't know about diabetes and don't particularly care about your personal well-being. If you have web access, the info you need is probably just a few clicks away. I don't know what the circumstances were, but if that were me, I would not have boarded the plane.