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    Air travel with diabetes

    Flying with any medical condition can be a daunting task, so in addition to sharing my own experience flying with biologics, I’m also going to share my partner’s experience traveling with insulin and an insulin pump. Insulin pumps and TSA screening The biggest question for someone using an insulin pump is how security screening will work. According to the manufacturers of most insulin pumps, insulin pumps are okay to go through the metal detector, but they aren’t approved to go through x-ray or full body scanners.  My partner has a Medtronic pump, and this is the guideline we followed. In most cases, this is because the manufacturer hasn’t tested the…