Insulin Pumps and Security
April 05, 2005
Insulin Pumps and Airport Security - The Diabetes Weblog - www.thediabetesblog.com _
The Diabetes blog asks about experiences with insulin pumps and security.
I've flown 2 (two round trips) since I got my pump. Once from Love Field in Dallas to Little Rock, Arkansaw and once from DFW to London Gatwick, then from Heathrow to Nice. And took the return trip.
On both out going trips I would not like security xray my insulin. That stuff is a little delicate, difficult to get rapid acting without a prescription, and don't want to deal with it in a foreign country, so I'm not taking risks.
I requested a pat down both times.
Love Field was the worse, they put me behind a curtain and made me take off my dress. Harwick was the best, the staff was sensitive to the fact that diabetes are picky about how insulin was handled. They also thought the pump was way too cool. (UK doesn't do insulin pumps often).
Coming back, I didn't disclose and didn't worry about the insulin. Nothing set anything off and everything worked fine when I got home.
If I flew more often and the trips were domestic, I probably would not disclose.