Doctor's Certivicate - US equivalent

texan....usenet DeleteThis @texas...removethisbit...usacom.. wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:26:30 -0500, Janet Wilder
> <kelliepoodle DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I was very kindly pointed to the official Australian Government
>> Department of Transportation guidance paper on carriage of prohibited
>> items by people suffering from bona fide medical conditions.
>>
>> The position, as I read it, is that Diabetics must have a "proof" of
>> their disease. A letter or "medical certificate" is necessary.
>>
>> What if one does not have an Australian doctor? Would the screeners
>> accept a letter from a United States doctor?
>>
>> I don't want our entire trip to be ruined because my DH is Diabetic and
>> has lots of sharp things he needs to carry.
>
> A letter/medical certificate from a U.S. doctor is sufficient.
>
> Double check the TSA website as to the requirements for carriage
> within the U.S.

TSA doesn't require a letter. Just having RX labels on the insulin and a
glucometer is sufficient.

> IIRC you said you were down Brownsville way?
> Are you flying Continental Expressjet to Houston then onto LAX.
> Who are you flying with to/from Australia?

We are flying Continental Express to Houston out of Harlingen. Spending
one night near IAH (Humble)then flying United to Denver then United
again to LAX where we change for United to Sydney, Australia. Same on
the reverse except the flight from Sydney stops in San Francisco before
Denver then Houston. I didn't make these arrangements myself. The cruise
line deeply discounted the air fare so we'll go with the flow.
>
> If you are flying Continental/Qantas and not a member of Continental's
> frequent flier progamme, recommend you sign up asap.

Thanks, Cath. We already have Continental and United frequent flier, as
well as American (flies out of McAllen) and of course, Southwest which
is only good if you can connect with their other flights as they go to
Hobby in Houston, not IAH.


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Janet Wilder
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