For travelers with food allergies, flying can feel unpredictable. While many airlines offer special meals and accommodation requests, the reality is that allergy management in air travel is far more complicated than most people realize. Airline catering systems are built around standardized meal categories—not fully allergen-free preparation. Flight crews have limited control over catering, ingredients, or what other passengers bring onboard. Even when airlines try to help, t

We’re excited to share a guest blog from Ames Sawyer, a recent high school graduate from Freeport, Maine, who spent his gap year traveling through Europe and Japan before beginning college this fall. In this thoughtful and deeply personal reflection, Ames writes about navigating international travel as a neurodivergent young adult, the challenges of living outside familiar routines, and how stepping into a much bigger world helped him better understand himself. His story offe

Planning trips and managing diabetes while traveling may seem like a daunting task, but there are many tools available to help assist you in your travels. Whether you’re living with diabetes or traveling with a loved one who is, these tips and resources will hopefully provide you with some guidance. This blog was written with the input of a 25 year-old living with Type 1 diabetes. They were diagnosed at 22 years old and use an external insulin pump to monitor their glucose le