Living with Diabetes and Lapband

I have emailed TSA and complained, but I had problems both in Dallas
leaving for my cruise and in Miami, returning.

In Dallas, TSA managed to disconnect my insulin and in my stress, I
didn't realize it until two meals later. I was NOT feeling well.

 

Both Miami and Dallas has the same problem though -- since I am
required to travel with an insulin pump, a CPAP machine and a
computer, I end up putting very valuable equipment in about 5 bins.
That takes up a lot of conveyor space. Once my Dexcom Seven system
set off the metal detector, I have to be screened and was put in a
glass "cage" with no access to my items. HOWEVER, other passengers
have access and did mess with the items in both cases.

 

I am sure they were just trying to get to their stuff, but their
bodies were blocking my view so I could not see what exactly they were
doing and a woman in Miami put her hands ON my CPAP machine. This did
not make me a happy camper. After I alerted the TSA agent twice (in
both cases), they picked up my bins and put them somewhere out of
access of passengers but still within my site.

 

I have suggested that as soon as they put a passenger in the box, that
the move that passenger's bins to a secure area. Hopefully they will
listen.