Airport Scanners, Traveling with an Insulin Pump
I wanted to share this blog after I ran across some trouble travelling for Christmas:
http://www.diabetessuppliesplus.com/blog/?p=338
Plz read if you plan on bringing a pump on an aircraft!
Thx
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Sorry to hear about your experience.
I think you need to specify the type of scanner you are referencing though. Sounds to me like you are talking about the newer full body scanners, not the X-ray scanners.
I will not walk through a full body scanner, period, insulin pump or no insulin pump.
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